All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Indianapolis, Indiana since 1871. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Indianapolis since 1871.

Located in the center of the state of Indiana, the city of Indianapolis tends to have a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in Indiana. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Indianapolis, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the state of Indiana.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Indianapolis is 133 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Indiana is 152 degrees; a difference of 19 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indianapolis is 106 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Indianapolis is 106 degrees, which has occurred on three different dates. The first time it was 106 degrees in the city was on July 22, 1901. It was also a record 106 degrees on July 21, 1934, and on July 14, 1936.

Indianapolis had a very hot summer in 2012. It was 105 degrees in the city on July 6th and 7th, and it was also 104 degrees on June 28th. Despite the hot summer in 2012, I would not say that 100 degree temperature days are common in Indianapolis.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Indianapolis of 106 degrees is exactly six degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Indianapolis is well over 1,000 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indiana is 116 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Indiana is 116 degrees, which occurred on July 14, 1936, in Collegeville. The small town of Collegeville, which is home to Saint Joseph's College, is located about 100 miles northwest of Indianapolis, and just south of the city of Rensselaer.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Indianapolis (106) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Indiana (116) is ten degrees. A pretty big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indianapolis is -27 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Indianapolis is -27 degrees, which occurred on January 19, 1994. Obviously, it can get pretty cold in Indianapolis. Since 1871, the city has had over 10 days when the temperature was -20 degrees or colder.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indiana is -36 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Indiana is -36 degrees, which occurred on January 19, 1994, in New Whiteland. 

The small city of New Whiteland is located about 20 miles south of Indianapolis. The state record for the coldest day ever in Indiana was set on the same date that Indianapolis set its official coldest temperature record.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Indianapolis (-27) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (-36) is nine degrees. A large difference, which is a little surprising since New Whiteland is located so close to Indianapolis.

Overall, while it can get pretty hot in the summer and pretty cold in the winter in Indianapolis, the extremes in the state of Indiana are quite a bit hotter and colder than in the state's capital city.