Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in South Bend, Indiana

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in South Bend, Indiana since 1893. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in South Bend since 1893.

Located along the St. Joseph River as its most southern bend in northern Indiana, the city of South Bend has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Hoosier State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in South Bend, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Indiana.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in South Bend is 131 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Indiana is 152 degrees; a difference of 21 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in South Bend, Indiana

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in South Bend is 109 Degrees

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of South Bend is 109 degrees, which occurred on July 24, 1934.

Days when the temperature soars to 100 degrees or hotter are not common in South Bend, but the city has had over a dozen days since 1893 when the temperature rose to 105 degrees or above. South Bend averages just 13 days a year when the temperature rises to 90 degrees or above.

South Bend is famous for being the home of the University of Notre Dame. On college football Saturdays when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish play at home over 80,000 people show up for the game. That brings in a ton of business into South Bend, filling up the hotels, motels and restaurants in the city.

The University of Notre Dame, which attracts many tourists annually for tours of the campus, is also the biggest employer in South Bend. Other visitor attractions in South Bend include the Studebaker National Museum, Copshaholm (Joseph D. Oliver House), the Morris Performing Arts Center, the Potawatomi Zoo, and the East Race Waterway for canoeing, kayaking and rafting.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in South Bend of 109 degrees is nine degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. South Bend is over 1,300 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indiana is 116 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Indiana is 116 degrees, which occurred on July 14, 1936, in Collegeville, which is located about 70 miles southwest of South Bend.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in South Bend (109) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Indians (116) is seven degrees. A decent sized statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in South Bend is -22 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in South Bend is -22 degrees, which occurred on two different dates. The first time it was a record -22 degrees in South Bend was on January 25, 1897, and the second time was on January 20, 1943.

Below zero temperatures are no rarity in South Bend, and the city has had over 10 days since 1893 when the temperature was -19 degrees or colder. South Bend averages 124 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Indiana is -36 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Indiana is -36 degrees, which occurred on January 19, 1994, in New Whiteland, which located about 160 miles south of South Bend.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in South Bend (-22) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Indiana (-36) is 14 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of South Bend has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Hoosier State of Indiana. Even though it can get very hot in the summer and really cold in the winter in South Bend, it gets a lot hotter and a lot colder in other parts of Indiana.