Indiana · THREADEX · 1871–2026

Indianapolis, IN

39.725°N, 86.282°W · station INDthr · 156 years of record
69°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Indianapolis.
69°TUE7/1470°WED7/1572°THU7/1672°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#87 / 155
coldest Jul 14 in 155 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

48°F
set in 1975

Mildest Jul 14 ever

81°F
set in 1873

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Indianapolis. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4864811871: 70°F1872: 75°F1873: 81°F1874: 78°F1875: 74°F1876: 73°F1877: 62°F1878: 73°F1879: 71°F1880: 75°F1881: 70°F1882: 55°F1883: 66°F1884: 65°F1885: 58°F1886: 64°F1887: 71°F1888: 58°F1889: 70°F1890: 70°F1891: 72°F1892: 72°F1893: 76°F1894: 66°F1895: 67°F1896: 70°F1897: 55°F1898: 66°F1899: 68°F1900: 63°F1901: 70°F1902: 70°F1903: 57°F1904: 57°F1905: 67°F1906: 69°F1907: 65°F1908: 72°F1909: 68°F1910: 65°F1911: 65°F1912: 73°F1913: 66°F1914: 70°F1915: 72°F1916: 70°F1917: 66°F1918: 64°F1919: 78°F1920: 68°F1921: 75°F1922: 61°F1923: 70°F1924: 67°F1925: 64°F1926: 52°F1927: 69°F1928: 60°F1929: 69°F1930: 55°F1931: 72°F1932: 72°F1933: 68°F1934: 68°F1935: 67°F1936: 81°F1937: 70°F1938: 69°F1939: 66°F1940: 51°F1941: 63°F1942: 71°F1943: 66°F1944: 60°F1945: 62°F1946: 63°F1947: 67°F1948: 69°F1949: 66°F1950: 50°F1951: 66°F1952: 64°F1953: 61°F1954: 70°F1955: 71°F1956: 65°F1957: 71°F1958: 68°F1959: 64°F1960: 62°F1961: 63°F1962: 68°F1963: 66°F1964: 54°F1965: 67°F1966: 73°F1967: 51°F1968: 69°F1969: 64°F1970: 69°F1971: 60°F1972: 66°F1973: 66°F1974: 71°F1975: 48°F1976: 49°F1977: 69°F1978: 72°F1979: 65°F1980: 72°F1981: 73°F1982: 66°F1983: 72°F1984: 63°F1985: 79°F1986: 70°F1987: 62°F1988: 69°F1989: 59°F1990: 59°F1991: 62°F1992: 76°F1993: 70°F1994: 71°F1995: 75°F1996: 69°F1997: 68°F1998: 71°F1999: 61°F2000: 69°F2001: 54°F2002: 63°F2003: 65°F2004: 67°F2005: 70°F2006: 73°F2007: 58°F2008: 65°F2009: 61°F2010: 70°F2011: 66°F2012: 70°F2013: 71°F2014: 65°F2015: 67°F2016: 69°F2017: 66°F2018: 70°F2019: 69°F2020: 61°F2021: 66°F2022: 64°F2023: 65°F2024: 70°F2025: 71°F69° forecast187120251975

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1469°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#87 of 155
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-27°F (1994)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Indianapolis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°F1950-27°F1994
Feb77°F2018-21°F1982
Mar88°F2026-7°F1980
Apr90°F192518°F1950
May96°F189527°F2020
Jun104°F201237°F1992
Jul106°F190146°F1944
Aug103°F191841°F1965
Sep100°F193930°F1899
Oct92°F201920°F1962
Nov81°F1950-5°F1880
Dec74°F1982-23°F1989
All-time106°F1901-27°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Indianapolis so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

69 days
record run, ended Feb 12 1961

So far in 2026

57 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Indianapolis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 67°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 21°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 24°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 64°FApr: 43°FMay: 74°FMay: 54°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 65°FSep: 78°FSep: 58°FOct: 66°FOct: 46°FNov: 52°FNov: 35°FDec: 41°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:28 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 45m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.73°N, 86.28°W

Nearby Stations

Cincinnati, OH98 mi SEFort Wayne, IN103 mi NEDayton, OH110 mi ELouisville, KY110 mi SEvansville, IN133 mi SWWilmington, OH134 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Indianapolis's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Indianapolis, IN — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Indianapolis's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Indianapolis, IN — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's low at Indianapolis, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Indianapolis, IN daily low heat map 1871–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Indianapolis — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
57 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 140th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 70. Record: 90 in 1943.

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