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Arctic air moved into central Indiana late in January, dropping temperatures to below zero. Strong winds brought in the cold air and produced wind chills colder than 40 below zero.Temperatures
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| January 30 Low Temperatures | Map of Temperatures at 11 AM EST January 31. This shows the extent and the source region of the arctic air. |
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Contoured Map of January 30 Low Temperatures for Indiana |
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Indianapolis tied the record low for January 30 (-11 degrees, first set in 1966) and set a new record for coldest high temperature for January 30 (3 degrees, breaking the old record of 7 degrees set in 1966 and tied in 2004).
Low Temperatures for January 30 and 31 for central Indiana climate locations:
| City | January 30 Low Temp | January 31 Low Temp |
| Lafayette | -17 | -11 |
| Muncie | -11 | -6 |
| Indianapolis - Eagle Creek | -11 | -5 |
| Indianapolis | -11 | -6 |
| Shelbyville | -9 | -4 |
| Terre Haute | -10 | -4 |
| Bloomington | -9 | -9 |
Wind chills dipped into the -30 to -50 degree range for much of central Indiana. Some areas saw these wind chills for about 24 hours. Below is a list of coldest wind chill reports during the coldest part of the event:
...MINIMUM WIND CHILL REPORTS FROM THE LAST 24 HOURS... Location Temp Time/Date Provider Kokomo Municipal Airport -49 F 0806 AM 01/30 AWOS 1 WSW Westfield -49 F 0805 AM 01/30 AWS 1 N New Market -45 F 0735 AM 01/30 MESOWEST 1 ESE New Market -44 F 0714 AM 01/30 AWS W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ. -42 F 0854 AM 01/30 ASOS 1 ENE Russiaville -42 F 0834 AM 01/30 AWS 2 E Sharpsville -41 F 0821 AM 01/30 CWOP 5 NNE Zionsville -41 F 0735 AM 01/30 NONFEDAWOS 9 WSW Rushville -41 F 0850 AM 01/30 AWS 1 N Lewisville -41 F 0819 AM 01/30 AWS Trafalgar -41 F 0849 AM 01/30 AWS Indianapolis Terry Airport -41 F 0735 AM 01/30 AWOS Anderson Municipal Apt -40 F 0855 AM 01/30 AWOS Country Club Heights -40 F 0850 AM 01/30 CWOP Frankfort -40 F 0855 AM 01/30 AWOS Delaware County-johnson Fiel -40 F 0840 AM 01/30 ASOS 2 NNW River Forest -39 F 0852 AM 01/30 CWOP Greenfield -39 F 0945 AM 01/30 AWS 4 SSE Mccordsville -39 F 0916 AM 01/30 NONFEDAWOS Carmel -39 F 0744 AM 01/30 AWS 1 N Ingalls -39 F 0809 AM 01/30 AWS Mt Comfort Airport -39 F 0916 AM 01/30 AWOS Crawfordsville -38 F 0700 AM 01/30 AWS Eagle Creek Airpark Airport -38 F 0853 AM 01/30 ASOS 2 SSW Lafayette -37 F 0918 AM 01/30 CWOP Indianapolis, In -37 F 0754 AM 01/30 ASOS 1 NE Homecroft -37 F 0910 AM 01/30 AWS 1 SSE New Palestine -36 F 0845 AM 01/30 CWOP Shelbyville Municipal Airpor -36 F 0853 AM 01/30 ASOS 4 NW Wynnedale -36 F 1029 AM 01/30 AWS Jamestown -35 F 0729 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 SSE Noblesville -35 F 0731 AM 01/30 CWOP 4 N Chesterfield -35 F 1150 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 SW Westfield -35 F 0742 AM 01/30 CWOP Tipton -35 F 0737 AM 01/30 CWOP 6 SW Shelbyville -35 F 0835 AM 01/30 AWS 1 SSE Pendleton -34 F 0816 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 W Seymour -34 F 0925 AM 01/30 AWS 1 NW Ellettsville -33 F 0830 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 WNW Pendleton -33 F 1000 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 ENE Spring Lake -33 F 0845 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 ESE Lapel -33 F 0833 AM 01/30 CWOP Carmel -33 F 0839 AM 01/30 AWS 2 NE Plainfield -33 F 0745 AM 01/30 CWOP Hulman Regional Airport -33 F 0845 AM 01/30 ASOS 1 ENE Greenwood -33 F 0855 AM 01/30 MESOWEST Rockville -33 F 0830 AM 01/30 AWS 3 ESE Beech Grove -32 F 0831 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 SSE Fortville -32 F 0816 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 S Monument Circle -32 F 0827 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 ESE Greencastle -32 F 0835 AM 01/30 MESOWEST 5 SW Princes Lakes -32 F 0915 AM 01/30 AWS Monroe County Airport -31 F 0809 AM 01/30 ASOS Hope -31 F 0920 AM 01/30 AWS 2 NW Crows Nest -30 F 0920 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 WNW Spring Lake -30 F 0845 AM 01/30 CWOP Columbus Municipal Airport -30 F 0845 AM 01/30 AWOS 3 W Point Isabel -30 F 0730 AM 01/30 CWOP 4 SSE Fortville -29 F 0846 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 SSE Clermont -28 F 0831 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 E Shepardsville -28 F 0906 AM 01/30 CWOP 4 WNW Manilla -28 F 0916 AM 01/30 CWOP Fairview Park -28 F 0816 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 NW Chesterfield -27 F 0845 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 N Lawrence -27 F 0730 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 WSW Homecroft -27 F 0832 AM 01/30 CWOP Bedford -26 F 0919 AM 01/30 CWOP Daviess County Airport -26 F 0915 AM 01/30 AWOS Meridian Hills -26 F 0839 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 NNE Homecroft -26 F 0901 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 NNE Geist Reservoir -26 F 0917 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 W Greencastle -26 F 0812 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 ENE Bloomington -25 F 0940 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 WSW Cicero -25 F 0730 AM 01/30 CWOP 4 W Atlanta -25 F 1130 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 ESE Greenwood -25 F 0958 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 NNE Fishers -25 F 0755 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 ESE Sullivan -25 F 0810 AM 01/30 RAWS Frankfort -24 F 0145 PM 01/30 CWOP Rushville -24 F 0745 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 W Homecroft -23 F 0830 AM 01/30 CWOP 3 SSE Noblesville -22 F 0800 AM 01/30 CWOP 4 WSW Columbus -21 F 1000 AM 01/30 CWOP 8 SW Bloomington -20 F 1057 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 NNW Bargersville -20 F 0730 AM 01/30 CWOP 1 NNW Newpoint -20 F 1130 AM 01/30 CWOP 2 SE Washington -20 F 0922 AM 01/30 CWOP 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.
Wind Gusts
Below are peak wind gusts from the cold air blast:
...PEAK WIND OR WIND GUST REPORTS FROM THE LAST 24 HOURS... Location Speed Time/Date Provider Eagle Creek Airpark Airport 47 MPH 0640 AM 01/30 ASOS Delaware County-johnson Fiel 47 MPH 0655 AM 01/30 ASOS W. Lafayette - Purdue Univ. 46 MPH 0545 AM 01/30 ASOS Shelbyville Municipal Airpor 45 MPH 0621 AM 01/30 ASOS Indianapolis, In 45 MPH 0652 AM 01/30 ASOS Kokomo Municipal Airport 41 MPH 0729 AM 01/30 AWOS Frankfort 40 MPH 0635 AM 01/30 AWOS Hulman Regional Airport 40 MPH 0527 AM 01/30 ASOS 4 SSE Mccordsville 40 MPH 0516 AM 01/30 NONFEDAWOS Mt Comfort Airport 40 MPH 0516 AM 01/30 AWOS Columbus Municipal Airport 39 MPH 0715 AM 01/30 AWOS Daviess County Airport 38 MPH 0635 AM 01/30 AWOS Anderson Municipal Apt 37 MPH 0735 AM 01/30 AWOS 5 NNE Zionsville 36 MPH 0735 AM 01/30 NONFEDAWOS Indianapolis Terry Airport 36 MPH 0735 AM 01/30 AWOS Monroe County Airport 35 MPH 0744 AM 01/30 ASOS 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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