Indiana · THREADEX · 1871–2026

Indianapolis, IN

39.725°N, 86.282°W · station INDthr · 156 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Indianapolis.
88°MON7/1391°TUE7/1493°WED7/1592°THU7/1690°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1887°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#17 / 155
warmest Jul 15 in 155 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

70°F
set in 1987

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Indianapolis. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
70881061871: 89°F1872: 92°F1873: 91°F1874: 88°F1875: 83°F1876: 85°F1877: 89°F1878: 92°F1879: 96°F1880: 93°F1881: 90°F1882: 80°F1883: 85°F1884: 80°F1885: 89°F1886: 80°F1887: 96°F1888: 73°F1889: 75°F1890: 89°F1891: 75°F1892: 92°F1893: 93°F1894: 90°F1895: 89°F1896: 92°F1897: 84°F1898: 88°F1899: 84°F1900: 89°F1901: 95°F1902: 87°F1903: 77°F1904: 84°F1905: 90°F1906: 88°F1907: 83°F1908: 87°F1909: 85°F1910: 89°F1911: 90°F1912: 89°F1913: 91°F1914: 86°F1915: 91°F1916: 92°F1917: 84°F1918: 85°F1919: 84°F1920: 86°F1921: 90°F1922: 86°F1923: 90°F1924: 82°F1925: 89°F1926: 80°F1927: 84°F1928: 78°F1929: 77°F1930: 78°F1931: 95°F1932: 96°F1933: 88°F1934: 96°F1935: 83°F1936: 106°F1937: 91°F1938: 82°F1939: 82°F1940: 82°F1941: 91°F1942: 83°F1943: 88°F1944: 88°F1945: 76°F1946: 77°F1947: 81°F1948: 80°F1949: 87°F1950: 86°F1951: 89°F1952: 84°F1953: 90°F1954: 83°F1955: 85°F1956: 81°F1957: 88°F1958: 83°F1959: 89°F1960: 75°F1961: 78°F1962: 81°F1963: 84°F1964: 76°F1965: 82°F1966: 86°F1967: 75°F1968: 91°F1969: 87°F1970: 88°F1971: 82°F1972: 90°F1973: 85°F1974: 90°F1975: 84°F1976: 94°F1977: 95°F1978: 81°F1979: 87°F1980: 93°F1981: 77°F1982: 87°F1983: 93°F1984: 89°F1985: 86°F1986: 87°F1987: 70°F1988: 97°F1989: 80°F1990: 75°F1991: 86°F1992: 88°F1993: 76°F1994: 83°F1995: 95°F1996: 90°F1997: 86°F1998: 80°F1999: 88°F2000: 87°F2001: 84°F2002: 88°F2003: 80°F2004: 80°F2005: 86°F2006: 92°F2007: 86°F2008: 83°F2009: 82°F2010: 93°F2011: 89°F2012: 89°F2013: 88°F2014: 71°F2015: 82°F2016: 88°F2017: 82°F2018: 91°F2019: 90°F2020: 86°F2021: 89°F2022: 82°F2023: 84°F2024: 89°F2025: 87°F93° forecast187119362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1593°F
Hottest this date since2010
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#17 of 155
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1901)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1871–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Indianapolis in each calendar month, and for the whole 1871–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan71°F1950-27°F1994
Feb77°F2018-21°F1982
Mar88°F2026-7°F1980
Apr90°F192518°F1950
May96°F189527°F2020
Jun104°F201237°F1992
Jul106°F190146°F1944
Aug103°F191841°F1965
Sep100°F193930°F1899
Oct92°F201920°F1962
Nov81°F1950-5°F1880
Dec74°F1982-23°F1989
All-time106°F1901-27°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Indianapolis so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (88°F)

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

23 days
record run, ended Aug 8 2011

So far in 2026

7 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Indianapolis's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 86°F · forecast is +7° vs normal.
Jan: 36°FJan: 21°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 24°FMar: 52°FMar: 33°FApr: 64°FApr: 43°FMay: 74°FMay: 54°FJun: 82°FJun: 63°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 65°FSep: 78°FSep: 58°FOct: 66°FOct: 46°FNov: 52°FNov: 35°FDec: 41°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:28 AM
Sunset7:13 PM
Solar noon11:51 AM
Daylight14h 45m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.73°N, 86.28°W

Nearby Stations

Cincinnati, OH98 mi SEFort Wayne, IN103 mi NEDayton, OH110 mi ELouisville, KY110 mi SEvansville, IN133 mi SWWilmington, OH134 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Indianapolis's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Indianapolis, IN — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Indianapolis's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Indianapolis, IN — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1871

Each cell is one day's high at Indianapolis, coloured by temperature — 156 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Indianapolis, IN daily high heat map 1871–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Indianapolis — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 68th most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 27 in 2012.

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