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Indianapolis, IN

39.725°N, 86.282°W · station INDthr · 156 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Sep 3

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Indianapolis.
95°TUE9/195°WED9/296°THU9/393°FRI9/490°SAT9/586°SUN9/685°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Indianapolis — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#2 / 155
warmest Sep 3 in 155 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 3 ever

100°F
set in 2011

Coolest Sep 3 ever

65°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 96°F — 2nd warmest Sep 3 of 155 years · record 100°F (2011) · warmest since 2011.
1871: 87°F1872: 80°F1873: 82°F1874: 82°F1875: 86°F1876: 72°F1877: 72°F1878: 80°F1879: 71°F1880: 80°F1881: 83°F1882: 77°F1883: 72°F1884: 84°F1885: 77°F1886: 84°F1887: 85°F1888: 76°F1889: 78°F1890: 85°F1891: 65°F1892: 78°F1893: 80°F1894: 90°F1895: 88°F1896: 85°F1897: 81°F1898: 93°F1899: 93°F1900: 80°F1901: 82°F1902: 82°F1903: 85°F1904: 85°F1905: 67°F1906: 80°F1907: 74°F1908: 74°F1909: 78°F1910: 80°F1911: 81°F1912: 91°F1913: 96°F1914: 77°F1915: 76°F1916: 77°F1917: 78°F1918: 77°F1919: 83°F1920: 73°F1921: 84°F1922: 88°F1923: 82°F1924: 69°F1925: 95°F1926: 84°F1927: 91°F1928: 79°F1929: 90°F1930: 79°F1931: 79°F1932: 87°F1933: 83°F1934: 81°F1935: 75°F1936: 70°F1937: 91°F1938: 80°F1939: 89°F1940: 75°F1941: 87°F1942: 77°F1943: 88°F1944: 85°F1945: 78°F1946: 75°F1947: 88°F1948: 87°F1949: 84°F1950: 82°F1951: 72°F1952: 67°F1953: 87°F1954: 85°F1955: 81°F1956: 81°F1957: 83°F1958: 82°F1959: 80°F1960: 92°F1961: 88°F1962: 77°F1963: 81°F1964: 85°F1965: 77°F1966: 92°F1967: 79°F1968: 78°F1969: 83°F1970: 83°F1971: 82°F1972: 73°F1973: 91°F1974: 67°F1975: 90°F1976: 75°F1977: 82°F1978: 87°F1979: 86°F1980: 83°F1981: 77°F1982: 76°F1983: 90°F1984: 92°F1985: 86°F1986: 82°F1987: 80°F1988: 83°F1989: 75°F1990: 83°F1991: 87°F1992: 76°F1993: 75°F1994: 74°F1995: 84°F1996: 83°F1997: 71°F1998: 84°F1999: 92°F2000: 91°F2001: 84°F2002: 89°F2003: 76°F2004: 83°F2005: 82°F2006: 74°F2007: 91°F2008: 93°F2009: 80°F2010: 80°F2011: 100°F2012: 77°F2013: 76°F2014: 83°F2015: 91°F2016: 78°F2017: 83°F2018: 92°F2019: 85°F2020: 80°F2021: 78°F2022: 80°F2023: 89°F2024: 77°F2025: 82°F96° forecast65707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 396°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#2 of 155
Hottest at any time since2024
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°FJan 25, 1950-27°FJan 19, 1994
Feb77°FFeb 20, 2018-21°FFeb 10, 1982
Mar88°FMar 22, 2026-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr90°FApr 24, 192518°FApr 13, 1950
May96°FMay 31, 189527°FMay 9, 2020
Jun104°FJun 28, 201237°FJun 22, 1992
Jul106°FJul 22, 190146°FJul 21, 1944
Aug103°FAug 5, 191841°FAug 29, 1965
Sep100°FSep 14, 193930°FSep 30, 1899
Oct92°FOct 1, 201920°FOct 26, 1962
Nov81°FNov 1, 1950-5°FNov 22, 1880
Dec74°FDec 2, 1982-23°FDec 22, 1989
All-time106°FJul 22, 1901-27°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Indianapolis so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1874

Coldest high ever

-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 7, 2008-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb63°FFeb 15, 1954-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar65°FMar 27, 199813°FMar 3, 1873
Apr69°FApr 30, 187226°FApr 17, 1875
May76°FMay 25, 187140°FMay 1, 1897
Jun85°FJun 28, 187453°FJun 3, 1945
Jul84°FJul 7, 187464°FJul 13, 1990
Aug82°FAug 6, 191858°FAug 23, 1891
Sep76°FSep 7, 187247°FSep 22, 1913
Oct74°FOct 5, 188429°FOct 29, 1925
Nov63°FNov 6, 19249°FNov 24, 1950
Dec61°FDec 4, 1998-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time85°FJun 28, 1874-11°FJan 20, 1985

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

17 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: 83°F · forecast is +13° 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

Sunrise5:13 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 17 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 Sep 3 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
17 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 72nd most in 156 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 51 in 2012.

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