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Overview

A system brought snow to central Indiana, with amounts ranging from less than an inch south to around 8 inches in the northwest. A dry layer in the atmosphere limited snowfall amounts in the I-70 corridor. The 1.7 inches of snowfall at Indianapolis for November 29 set a new record for the date and was only the fifth October or November day to measure 1.7 inches or greater at Indy since 1998.

Snow/Ice

Below is a map of snowfall from the event. Note that the map may not match your totals at your location. A text listing of reports received follows below the map.

Snowfall map
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1220 PM EST Sun Nov 30 2025

...11/29/2025 CENTRAL INDIANA STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL REPORTS...

County      Location                Snowfall   Date/Time   Source

HOWARD      Young America 1 SSE     8.0 in.  11/30  800AM  COOP
TIPPECANOE  Purdue Univeristy       7.8 in.* 11/29  730PM  Spotter
TIPPECANOE  West Lafayette 2 NW     7.0 in.* 11/29  800PM  Public
CARROLL     Burlington              7.0 in.  11/29 1130PM  COOP
TIPPECANOE  West Lafayette 4.2 NW   6.9 in.  11/29 1100PM  MRCC Emply
TIPPECANOE  Lafayette 2.2 NE        6.8 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
TIPPECANOE  Lafayette 2.2 S         6.8 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
HOWARD      Kokomo 4 W              6.5 in.  11/29 1000PM  EMA
TIPPECANOE  West Point 4.0 NW       6.2 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
HOWARD      Russiaville 0.6 WSW     6.0 in.  11/30  700AM  MRCC Emply
FOUNTAIN    Covington               5.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
VERMILLION  Perrysville 4 WNW       5.1 in.  11/30  600AM  COOP
CLINTON     Mulberry 1 SSE          5.0 in.  11/30  800AM  CoCoRaHS
CLAY        Fontanet 2 ESE          5.0 in.  11/30  830AM  CoCoRaHS
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CLINTON     Frankfort 0.9 SSE       4.7 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
CLINTON     Kirklin 3.7 W           4.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
HOWARD      Center 1.2 NNE          4.2 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
MONTGOMERY  Darlington              4.0 in.* 11/29  850PM  Public
DELAWARE    Muncie                  4.0 in.* 11/29  930PM  Public
VERMILLION  Newport                 4.0 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
VIGO        Sandcut 2.3 W           4.0 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
VIGO        Terre Haute 2.4 SSW     3.7 in.  11/29  700PM  HAM Radio
VIGO        Sun King Airport 1.5 E  3.5 in.  11/29  643PM  Spotter
MONTGOMERY  New Market 2.6 WNW      3.2 in.  11/30  700AM  NWS Emply
HENDRICKS   Eagle Crk Resrvr 4 NNW  3.1 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
HAMILTON    Fishers 2.5 WSW         3.0 in.  11/29 1100PM  NWS Emply
MADISON     Country Club Hghts 2 N  2.9 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
BOONE       Jamestown               2.8 in.* 11/29  900PM  CoCoRaHS
OWEN        Poland 4 SE             2.8 in.  11/29  854PM  Public
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HAMILTON    McCordsville 3 NE       2.2 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
HENDRICKS   Brownsburg 0.8 NNW      2.1 in.  11/30  700AM  NWS Emply
HENRY       New Castle 3 SW         2.1 in.  11/30 1215AM  COOP
JOHNSON     Franklin 1 W            2.1 in.  11/30  700AM  NWS Emply
BOONE       Lebanon 6 W             2.0 in.  11/30  700AM  COOP
KNOX        Freelandville           2.0 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
MARION      Fountain Square         2.0 in.* 11/29  808PM  Public
MARION      Meridian Hills          2.0 in.* 11/29  600PM  CoCoRaHS
HANCOCK     Fortville               2.0 in.* 11/29  833PM  Public
MARION      Castleton 2 S           2.0 in.  11/29 1159PM  COOP
MONROE      Woodville Hills 1.9 NNW 1.9 in.  11/30  736AM  CoCoRaHS
PARKE       Rockville Fire          1.8 in.* 11/29  530PM  COOP
BROWN       Stone Head 2.3 ENE      1.7 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
MONROE      Bloomington 2 E         1.7 in.* 11/29  923PM  Public
MARION      Indianapolis AP 1 SSE   1.7 in.  11/29 1159PM  NWS WFO
JOHNSON     Greenwood 3.8 W         1.6 in.  11/29  600PM  CoCoRaHS
OWEN        Whitehall 0.7 WSW       1.6 in.  11/30  600AM  CoCoRaHS
BARTHOLOMEW Flat Rock 1 SSW         1.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
BOONE       Zionsville              1.5 in.  11/30  600AM  CoCoRaHS
MARION      Speedway 0.3 W          1.5 in.  11/30  700AM  Spotter
MONROE      Ellettsville 0.5 W      1.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
MORGAN      Brooklyn                1.5 in.  11/30  700AM  NWS Emply
SHELBY      Fairland 0.9 SSW        1.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
SULLIVAN    Sullivan                1.5 in.* 11/29  830PM  Public
PUTNAM      CLoverdale 3.5 W        1.4 in.  11/30  830AM  CoCoRaHS
MARION      Indianapolis 1.6 N      1.3 in.* 11/29  920PM  Media
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BARTHOLOMEW Columbus 1.7 N          1.0 in.  11/30  750AM  CoCoRaHS
CLAY        Bowling Green 1 W       1.0 in.  11/30  700AM  COOP
CLAY        Howesville              1.0 in.  11/30  659AM  CoCoRaHS
GREENE      Bloomfield              1.0 in.  11/29  940PM  Public
LAWRENCE    Oolitic Purdue Ex Farm  1.0 in.  11/30  700AM  COOP
DECATUR     Greensburg 6.0 SW       0.8 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
DAVIESS     Elnora                  0.6 in.* 11/29  800PM  COOP
JACKSON     Western Jackson County  0.5 in.* 11/29  800PM  Public
MARTIN      Shoals 4.0 E            0.5 in.  11/30  700AM  CoCoRaHS
DAVIESS     Washington 1 W            T in.  11/29  600PM  COOP

*Asterisk indicates accumulating snow was ongoing at time of
 measurement.

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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Environment

The sounding from Wilmington, OH shows the pronounced dry layer that limited snowfall, especially in the I-70 corridor.

Environment - ILN Sounding at 7 AM November 29 Environment - surface map at 1 pm Nov 29 Environment - surface map at 7 pm Nov 29
Figure 1: 7:00 AM EST Sounding from Wilmington, OH (ILN) Figure 2: Zoomed in Surface Map at 1:00 PM EST November 29 Figure 3: Zoomed in Surface Map at 7:00 PM EST November 29

 


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