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Below are some climate statistics for New Year's Day for Indianapolis, Lafayette, and Bloomington. More information for Indianapolis can be found here.

New Year's Day Climate Statistics

Text summaries of the information in the graphic follow below...

Indianapolis Temperature Records (since 1871)

 

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Average

38

22

Warmest

69 (1876)

56 (1876)

Coldest

2 (1928)

-12 (1968)

 

Indianapolis Precipitation Records

Precipitation

Most: 3.81”  (1890)

 

Indianapolis Snow Records

Most Snowfall

Highest Snow Depth

2.3” (1970)

9” (1974)

 

Lafayette Temperature Records (since 1901)

 

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Average

35

19

Warmest

63 (2005, 1966)

44 (1930)

Coldest

6 (1969)

-19 (1968)

 

Lafayette Precipitation Records

Precipitation

Most: 1.60” (1985)

 

Lafayette Snow Records

Most Snowfall

Highest Snow Depth

3” (1929)

9” (1984)

 

Bloomington Temperature Records (since 1895)

 

High Temperature

Low Temperature

Average

40

23

Warmest

68 (1905)

54 (2005)

Coldest

7 (1928)

-9 (1968)

 

Bloomington Precipitation Records

Precipitation

Most: 2.06” (1948)

 

Bloomington Snow Records

Most Snowfall

Highest Snow Depth

3” (1999)

6” (2012)