Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
Issued by NWS Indianapolis, IN
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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Indianapolis IN
1100 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...SECOND 2026 CENTRAL INDIANA HEAT WAVE DURING JULY 14-18...
...TABLE OF DAILY MAX/MIN TEMPERATURES FOR SELECTED STATIONS...
...CHRONICLE OF TEN HEAT WAVES AT INDIANAPOLIS SINCE 2016...
...MAXIMUM REPORTED HEAT INDEX VALUES THIS WEEK...
I. DAILY MAX AND MIN TEMPERATURES THIS WEEK...
Daily Maximum Temperatures.....................................
J U L Y
COUNTY Location 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
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A MARION Indianapolis 7 WSW 91 / 92 / 93 / 93 / 93
S DELAWARE Muncie 3 N 90 / 90 / 90 / 89 / 89
O MARION Eagle Creek Airpark 91 / 90 / 92 / 91 / 90
S MONROE Bloomington 5 WSW 90 / 90 / 90 / 87 / 88
SHELBY Shelbyville 4 NNW 90 / 90 / 92 / 90 / 90
TIPPECANOE Lafayette 3 W 90 / 91 / 92 / 89 / 91
VIGO Terre Haute 5 ESE 89 / 91 / 91 / 89 / 90
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A BOONE Zionsville 6 NNE 89 / 89 / 91 / 91 / 88
W DAVIESS Washington 3 NE 90 / 91 / 90 / 91 / 90
O HOWARD Kokomo 5 NE 92 / 91 / 92 / 90 / 91
S JOHNSON Greenwood 1 NE 88 / 89 / 90 / 88 / 87
LAWRENCE Bedford 3 SE 89 / 90 / 90 / 87 / 88
MADISON Anderson 3 E 89 / 90 / 90 / 87 / 88
MONTGOMERY Crawfordsville 5 S 86 / 87 / 87 / 87 / 86
PUTNAM Greencastle 3 ESE 89 / 90 / 90 / 90 / 90
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C BARTHOLOMEW Columbus 90 / 92 / 93 / 91 /
O CLINTON Frankfort Disposal 90 / 91 / 87 / 84 /
O HANCOCK Greenfield 90 / 91 / 92 / 90 /
P HENRY New Castle 3 SW 90 / 90 / 92 / 90 /
HOWARD Kokomo 3 WSW 88 / 87 / 85 / 86 /
HOWARD Young America 1 SSE 90 / 89 / 90 / 85 /
JENNINGS Butlerville 1 W 91 / 91 / 92 / M /
JOHNSON Franklin WWTP 89 / 90 / 92 / 90 /
LAWRENCE Oolitic Purdue Farm 89 / 91 / 89 / 90 /
MADISON Anderson 1 N 90 / 91 / M / 91 /
MARION Castleton 2 S 90 / 92 / 93 / 88 /
MARION Indianapolis AP 1 S 92 / 92 / 93 / 92 /
MARTIN Shoals 8 S 91 / 94 / 91 / M /
MORGAN Martinsville 2 SW 91 / 92 / 92 / 90 /
RANDOLPH Farmland 5 NNW 90 / 90 / 90 / M /
RUSH Rushville 90 / 91 / 93 / 91 /
SULLIVAN Farmersburg TV-2 91 / 93 / 93 / M /
TIPTON Tipton 5 SW 93 / 94 / 93 / 93 /
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JULY 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
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Daily AM Minimum Temperatures..................................
J U L Y
COUNTY Location 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
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A MARION Indianapolis 7 WSW 70 / 72 / 74 / 78 / 74
S DELAWARE Muncie 3 N 63 / 67 / 74 / 75 / 75
O MARION Eagle Creek Airpark 66 / 70 / 73 / 77 / 74
S MONROE Bloomington 5 WSW 64 / 66 / 69 / 72 / 71
SHELBY Shelbyville 4 NNW 65 / 66 / 68 / 73 / 73
TIPPECANOE Lafayette 3 W 65 / 67 / 71 / 74 / 73
VIGO Terre Haute 5 ESE 66 / 68 / 74 / 73 / 74
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A BOONE Zionsville 6 NNE 60 / 63 / 67 / 74 /
W DAVIESS Washington 3 NE 66 / 67 / 73 / 72 /
O HOWARD Kokomo 5 NE 63 / 66 / 71 / 73 / 72
S JOHNSON Greenwood 1 NE 66 / 67 / 69 / 74 / 73
LAWRENCE Bedford 3 SE 67 / 66 / 72 / 73 /
MADISON Anderson 3 E 61 / 65 / 70 / 75 / 73
MONTGOMERY Crawfordsville 5 S 62 / 64 / 65 / 73 / 71
PUTNAM Greencastle 3 ESE 64 / 66 / 69 / 72 / 72
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C DAVIESS Washington 1 W 68 / 68 / 74 / 74 / 76
O MARION Castleton 2 S 64 / 68 / 71 / 71 /
O MARION Indianapolis AP 1 S 69 / 70 / 72 / 75 /
P PARKE Rockville 64 / 70 / 73 / 73 / 74
SULLIVAN Farmersburg TV-2 68 / 70 / 77 /
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JULY 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18
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II. HIGHEST REPORTED HEAT INDEX VALUES FROM JULY 14-18, 2026...
Max Heat
COUNTY Location Index Time / Date Provider
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HAMILTON Fishers 2 SW 107 F 115PM 7/17 AWOS
DELAWARE Muncie 3 N 105 F 120PM 7/17 ASOS
LAWRENCE Bedford 3 SE 105 F 435PM 7/17 AWOS
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MARION Indianapolis 7 WSW 103 F 245PM 7/17 ASOS
MARION Eagle Creek Airpark 103 F 310PM 7/17 ASOS
DAVIESS Washington 3 NE 103 F 555PM 7/18 AWOS
SHELBY Shelbyville 4 NNW 102 F 225PM 7/17 ASOS
BARTHOLOMEW Columbus Balkala 102 F 145PM 7/18 AWOS
VIGO Terre Haute 5 ESE 101 F 453PM 7/18 ASOS
BOONE Zionsville 6 NNE 100 F 235PM 7/17 AWOS
MONROE Bloomington 5 WSW 100 F 415PM 7/16 ASOS
TIPPECANOE Lafayette 3 W 100 F 254PM 7/18 ASOS
MADISON Anderson 3 E 100 F 518PM 7/18 AWOS
PUTNAM Greencastle 3 ESE 98 F 555PM 7/18 AWOS
JOHNSON Greenwood 1 NE 97 F 555PM 7/16 AWOS
MONTGOMERY Crawfordsville 5 S 96 F 355PM 7/17 AWOS
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III. REVERSE CHRONICLE OF LAST 10 HEAT WAVES AT INDIANAPOLIS...
(5+ consecutive days reaching 90+ degrees)
DATES Run Lngth Highest MX Highest MN
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JUL 14-18, 2026 5 / 93 / 76
JUN 29-JUL 4, 2026 6 / 93 / 77
JUL 23-27, 2025 5 / 93 / 75
JUN 21-28, 2025 8 / 93 / 76
AUG 24-30, 2024 7 / 96 / 73
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JUL 3 - 9, 2020 7 / 94 / 73
JUL 17-21, 2019 5 / 93 / 79
SEP 2 - 6, 2018 5 / 93 / 73
JUN 29-JUL 5, 2018 7 / 94 / 76
SEP 21-26, 2017 6 / 93 / 71
JUL 21-25, 2016 5 / 92 / 77
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IV. REVERSE CHRONICLE OF LAST 5 3-DAY STREAKS IF 93F+ AT INDY...
DATES Run Lngth Highest MX Highest MN
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JUL 16-18, 2026 3 / 93 / 76
JUL 3 - 5, 2018 3 / 94 / 75
SEP 9 -11, 2013 3 / 96 / 74
JUL 16-18, 2013 3 / 93 / 75
AUG 2 - 4, 2012 3 / 97 / 74
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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