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Indianapolis, IN

39.725°N, 86.282°W · station INDthr · 156 years of record
63°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Indianapolis.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/472°SAT9/567°SUN9/665°MON9/763°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Indianapolis — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#93 / 155
coldest Sep 8 in 155 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

38°F
set in 1986

Mildest Sep 8 ever

76°F
set in 1872
Forecast low 63°F — 93rd coldest Sep 8 of 155 years · record 38°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
1871: 51°F1872: 76°F1873: 51°F1874: 68°F1875: 65°F1876: 70°F1877: 50°F1878: 67°F1879: 48°F1880: 56°F1881: 72°F1882: 60°F1883: 50°F1884: 74°F1885: 59°F1886: 64°F1887: 48°F1888: 61°F1889: 53°F1890: 66°F1891: 52°F1892: 50°F1893: 66°F1894: 73°F1895: 54°F1896: 51°F1897: 67°F1898: 49°F1899: 67°F1900: 65°F1901: 65°F1902: 58°F1903: 69°F1904: 59°F1905: 63°F1906: 67°F1907: 58°F1908: 52°F1909: 57°F1910: 68°F1911: 68°F1912: 69°F1913: 63°F1914: 53°F1915: 68°F1916: 71°F1917: 58°F1918: 54°F1919: 72°F1920: 57°F1921: 60°F1922: 75°F1923: 57°F1924: 55°F1925: 67°F1926: 61°F1927: 68°F1928: 53°F1929: 65°F1930: 59°F1931: 63°F1932: 51°F1933: 70°F1934: 59°F1935: 60°F1936: 69°F1937: 64°F1938: 67°F1939: 68°F1940: 68°F1941: 72°F1942: 70°F1943: 50°F1944: 48°F1945: 69°F1946: 61°F1947: 66°F1948: 66°F1949: 50°F1950: 59°F1951: 46°F1952: 58°F1953: 49°F1954: 58°F1955: 52°F1956: 45°F1957: 51°F1958: 53°F1959: 68°F1960: 62°F1961: 67°F1962: 53°F1963: 62°F1964: 63°F1965: 66°F1966: 50°F1967: 57°F1968: 47°F1969: 52°F1970: 63°F1971: 61°F1972: 56°F1973: 60°F1974: 58°F1975: 57°F1976: 51°F1977: 62°F1978: 62°F1979: 47°F1980: 62°F1981: 56°F1982: 61°F1983: 57°F1984: 60°F1985: 70°F1986: 38°F1987: 60°F1988: 42°F1989: 68°F1990: 66°F1991: 60°F1992: 68°F1993: 55°F1994: 54°F1995: 57°F1996: 66°F1997: 65°F1998: 55°F1999: 52°F2000: 59°F2001: 68°F2002: 68°F2003: 61°F2004: 64°F2005: 64°F2006: 59°F2007: 71°F2008: 61°F2009: 64°F2010: 54°F2011: 57°F2012: 66°F2013: 69°F2014: 56°F2015: 71°F2016: 71°F2017: 49°F2018: 60°F2019: 61°F2020: 69°F2021: 62°F2022: 60°F2023: 62°F2024: 49°F2025: 49°F63° forecast35404550556065707580188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 863°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record38°F
This-date rank#93 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°FJan 25, 1950-27°FJan 19, 1994
Feb77°FFeb 20, 2018-21°FFeb 10, 1982
Mar88°FMar 22, 2026-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr90°FApr 24, 192518°FApr 13, 1950
May96°FMay 31, 189527°FMay 9, 2020
Jun104°FJun 28, 201237°FJun 22, 1992
Jul106°FJul 22, 190146°FJul 21, 1944
Aug103°FAug 5, 191841°FAug 29, 1965
Sep100°FSep 14, 193930°FSep 30, 1899
Oct92°FOct 1, 201920°FOct 26, 1962
Nov81°FNov 1, 1950-5°FNov 22, 1880
Dec74°FDec 2, 1982-23°FDec 22, 1989
All-time106°FJul 22, 1901-27°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Indianapolis so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1874

Coldest high ever

-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 7, 2008-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb63°FFeb 15, 1954-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar65°FMar 27, 199813°FMar 3, 1873
Apr69°FApr 30, 187226°FApr 17, 1875
May76°FMay 25, 187140°FMay 1, 1897
Jun85°FJun 28, 187453°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 7, 187464°FJul 13, 1990
Aug82°FAug 6, 191858°FAug 23, 1891
Sep76°FSep 7, 187247°FSep 22, 1913
Oct74°FOct 5, 188429°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 6, 19249°FNov 24, 1950
Dec61°FDec 4, 1998-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time85°FJun 28, 1874-11°FJan 20, 1985

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: 61°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

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 17 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 Sep 8 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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