Indianapolis Weather in 1918

Historical record of Indianapolis, Indiana weather for the year 1918 based on NOAA data.

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1918 Indianapolis Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	August 5
Lowest temperature	-20 °F	January 12
Highest daily low	80 °F	August 6
Lowest daily high	12 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	September 5
Most daily snow	5.9 inches	January 12
Total annual precipitation	42.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	20.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Indianapolis in 1918?

The highest temperature recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1918 was 101 °F which happened on August 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Indianapolis in 1918

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Aug 5
2	100 °F	Aug 6
3	99 °F	Aug 12
4	98 °F	Aug 7
5	97 °F	Jul 26
6	96 °F	Aug 4
6	96 °F	Jun 16
8	94 °F	Aug 13
8	94 °F	Jul 25
8	94 °F	Jul 23

What was the coldest temperature in Indianapolis in 1918?

The lowest temperature recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1918 was -20 °F which happened on Jan 12.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Indianapolis in 1918

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-20 °F	January 12
2	-12 °F	January 20
3	-10 °F	February 4
3	-10 °F	January 18
5	-7 °F	February 5
6	-6 °F	January 23
7	-3 °F	January 21
7	-3 °F	January 13
9	-2 °F	January 3
10	0 °F	February 2
10	0 °F	January 29
10	0 °F	January 16

January 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	22	7	0.00	0.0
January 2	19	15	0.28	3.2
January 3	19	-2	0.00	0.0
January 4	25	14	0.00	0.0
January 5	36	13	0.00	0.0
January 6	40	n/a	0.19	0.0
January 7	n/a	19	0.40	0.0
January 8	20	3	0.06	1.3
January 9	20	5	0.00	0.0
January 10	25	6	0.00	0.0
January 11	20	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 12	n/a	-20	0.59	5.9
January 13	12	-3	0.08	0.8
January 14	20	11	0.07	0.7
January 15	12	5	0.44	4.4
January 16	24	0	0.00	0.0
January 17	19	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 18	n/a	-10	0.01	0.1
January 19	13	2	0.00	0.0
January 20	15	-12	0.00	0.0
January 21	16	-3	0.00	0.0
January 22	21	7	0.05	0.9
January 23	29	-6	0.00	0.0
January 24	34	29	0.00	0.0
January 25	38	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 26	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 27	n/a	7	0.01	0.0
January 28	25	17	0.11	0.5
January 29	22	0	0.00	0.0
January 30	29	8	0.00	0.0
January 31	15	4	0.00	0.0

February 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	14	2	0.00
February 2	25	0	0.00
February 3	25	n/a	0.00
February 4	n/a	-10	0.00
February 5	40	-7	0.00
February 6	43	38	0.00
February 7	40	26	0.00
February 8	45	n/a	0.00
February 9	n/a	32	0.19
February 10	41	25	0.00
February 11	52	34	0.00
February 12	47	42	0.05
February 13	47	29	0.45
February 14	62	n/a	0.00
February 15	n/a	28	0.13
February 16	31	26	0.00
February 17	27	15	0.00
February 18	49	19	0.00
February 19	58	n/a	0.19
February 20	n/a	15	0.15
February 21	21	3	0.00
February 22	34	18	0.00
February 23	50	26	0.00
February 24	50	43	0.00
February 25	58	n/a	0.01
February 26	n/a	23	0.08
February 27	45	28	0.00
February 28	40	38	0.01

March 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	42	31	0.64
March 2	55	28	0.00
March 3	50	31	0.00
March 4	47	37	0.07
March 5	70	35	0.22
March 6	39	39	0.00
March 7	44	25	0.00
March 8	56	29	0.00
March 9	66	n/a	0.27
March 10	n/a	20	0.20
March 11	56	25	0.00
March 12	64	53	0.00
March 13	70	55	0.13
March 14	66	n/a	0.18
March 15	n/a	29	0.00
March 16	50	21	0.00
March 17	59	31	0.00
March 18	71	36	0.00
March 19	70	44	0.00
March 20	75	40	0.00
March 21	77	45	0.00
March 22	57	n/a	0.00
March 23	n/a	33	0.33
March 24	51	34	1.65
March 25	55	29	0.00
March 26	44	34	0.04
March 27	50	31	0.00
March 28	52	30	0.00
March 29	58	28	0.00
March 30	57	34	0.00
March 31	70	44	0.00

April 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	65	53	0.12
April 2	75	n/a	1.25
April 3	n/a	n/a	1.24
April 4	n/a	33	0.00
April 5	52	30	0.00
April 6	61	41	0.00
April 7	61	n/a	0.17
April 8	n/a	39	0.00
April 9	45	27	0.00
April 10	34	25	0.00
April 11	45	34	0.05
April 12	50	35	0.00
April 13	61	30	0.00
April 14	66	38	0.00
April 15	69	42	0.00
April 16	76	57	0.00
April 17	63	54	1.45
April 18	66	n/a	0.53
April 19	n/a	35	0.00
April 20	51	35	0.01
April 21	43	37	0.52
April 22	65	39	0.00
April 23	61	41	0.22
April 24	50	39	0.00
April 25	55	36	0.00
April 26	50	43	0.10
April 27	66	45	0.10
April 28	63	56	0.42
April 29	65	47	0.10
April 30	50	45	0.00

May 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	56	35	0.07
May 2	65	40	0.00
May 3	76	45	0.00
May 4	81	53	0.00
May 5	83	57	0.00
May 6	78	61	0.00
May 7	81	66	0.50
May 8	78	56	0.00
May 9	80	57	0.18
May 10	57	56	0.14
May 11	59	41	0.10
May 12	67	58	0.25
May 13	68	45	0.90
May 14	71	49	0.00
May 15	77	53	0.01
May 16	83	54	0.00
May 17	85	63	0.00
May 18	77	65	0.00
May 19	84	64	0.00
May 20	72	60	0.52
May 21	81	58	0.00
May 22	86	67	0.12
May 23	75	58	0.04
May 24	83	55	0.00
May 25	90	70	0.11
May 26	89	70	0.00
May 27	90	69	0.00
May 28	91	67	0.00
May 29	88	66	0.55
May 30	88	65	0.07
May 31	91	70	0.00

June 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	87	72	0.00
June 2	80	66	0.00
June 3	86	60	0.01
June 4	87	65	0.00
June 5	89	64	0.00
June 6	84	67	0.01
June 7	74	63	0.00
June 8	80	48	0.00
June 9	82	56	0.00
June 10	87	52	0.00
June 11	90	67	0.07
June 12	78	63	0.00
June 13	88	48	0.00
June 14	82	61	0.00
June 15	85	61	0.00
June 16	96	68	0.00
June 17	86	75	0.00
June 18	79	58	0.00
June 19	81	59	0.00
June 20	69	60	0.00
June 21	85	62	0.03
June 22	71	54	0.00
June 23	77	48	0.00
June 24	78	57	0.00
June 25	72	61	0.35
June 26	80	62	0.15
June 27	90	70	0.00
June 28	81	63	2.04
June 29	84	67	0.07
June 30	81	74	0.00

July 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	75	54	0.26
July 2	80	54	0.00
July 3	85	65	0.00
July 4	91	66	0.00
July 5	89	66	0.00
July 6	88	65	0.02
July 7	66	61	0.01
July 8	72	55	0.35
July 9	79	53	0.00
July 10	78	56	0.04
July 11	82	57	0.26
July 12	75	50	0.06
July 13	80	57	0.00
July 14	85	65	0.00
July 15	86	64	0.00
July 16	82	64	0.16
July 17	81	65	0.14
July 18	77	59	0.00
July 19	85	57	0.00
July 20	90	60	0.00
July 21	93	65	0.00
July 22	83	72	0.00
July 23	94	69	0.00
July 24	93	67	0.00
July 25	94	74	0.00
July 26	97	72	0.00
July 27	87	68	2.17
July 28	92	71	0.00
July 29	83	69	0.00
July 30	70	65	0.00
July 31	76	56	0.00

August 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	83	55	0.00
August 2	89	64	0.00
August 3	92	67	0.01
August 4	96	71	0.00
August 5	101	77	0.00
August 6	100	80	0.00
August 7	98	76	0.00
August 8	90	75	0.00
August 9	90	72	0.07
August 10	91	74	0.02
August 11	92	77	0.02
August 12	99	75	0.00
August 13	94	74	0.00
August 14	92	72	0.00
August 15	88	68	0.03
August 16	92	65	0.08
August 17	78	67	0.24
August 18	85	66	0.00
August 19	84	63	0.00
August 20	89	65	0.00
August 21	88	71	0.98
August 22	90	68	0.09
August 23	90	65	0.00
August 24	77	67	0.00
August 25	73	67	0.05
August 26	81	63	0.11
August 27	79	67	0.00
August 28	85	68	0.01
August 29	81	65	0.50
August 30	73	64	0.25
August 31	75	63	0.33

September 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	79	56	0.00
September 2	72	58	0.00
September 3	77	62	0.30
September 4	75	60	0.02
September 5	67	55	2.36
September 6	70	46	0.00
September 7	74	49	0.00
September 8	77	50	0.00
September 9	81	54	0.00
September 10	80	55	0.00
September 11	70	59	0.05
September 12	66	61	0.70
September 13	69	44	0.00
September 14	80	50	0.00
September 15	66	n/a	0.00
September 16	n/a	57	0.29
September 17	65	43	0.79
September 18	68	n/a	0.00
September 19	n/a	45	0.12
September 20	55	35	0.25
September 21	58	44	0.00
September 22	63	35	0.00
September 23	68	40	0.00
September 24	73	45	0.00
September 25	78	49	0.00
September 26	58	46	0.00
September 27	65	37	0.00
September 28	75	44	0.00
September 29	69	47	0.00
September 30	66	46	0.00

October 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	61	40	0.01
October 2	77	52	0.04
October 3	71	48	0.00
October 4	75	46	0.00
October 5	82	67	0.00
October 6	70	54	0.35
October 7	57	47	0.00
October 8	67	45	0.00
October 9	73	54	0.00
October 10	74	44	0.00
October 11	65	53	0.00
October 12	70	57	0.21
October 13	64	55	0.00
October 14	61	39	0.00
October 15	69	42	0.00
October 16	77	52	0.00
October 17	75	46	0.00
October 18	58	50	0.00
October 19	61	40	0.00
October 20	60	57	0.75
October 21	63	42	0.00
October 22	63	40	0.00
October 23	59	54	0.11
October 24	59	57	0.97
October 25	57	54	0.00
October 26	66	56	0.00
October 27	73	n/a	0.02
October 28	n/a	47	0.41
October 29	60	50	0.00
October 30	56	n/a	0.00
October 31	n/a	40	0.00

November 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	39	34	0.08
November 2	52	34	0.00
November 3	61	37	0.00
November 4	56	46	0.00
November 5	56	35	0.00
November 6	66	37	0.00
November 7	60	48	0.00
November 8	59	51	0.05
November 9	52	45	0.68
November 10	44	39	0.00
November 11	48	28	0.00
November 12	54	30	0.00
November 13	55	32	0.00
November 14	60	36	0.00
November 15	60	40	0.00
November 16	60	50	0.09
November 17	60	n/a	0.52
November 18	n/a	41	0.17
November 19	40	36	0.30
November 20	43	n/a	0.00
November 21	n/a	35	0.00
November 22	39	32	0.00
November 23	36	30	0.00
November 24	29	24	0.00
November 25	38	20	0.00
November 26	40	22	0.00
November 27	45	25	0.00
November 28	51	n/a	0.52
November 29	n/a	35	0.04
November 30	39	24	0.00

December 1918 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	45	26	0.00	0.0
December 2	42	35	0.00	0.0
December 3	49	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 4	n/a	25	0.00	0.0
December 5	49	27	0.00	0.0
December 6	43	29	0.00	0.0
December 7	54	35	0.00	0.0
December 8	60	53	0.00	0.0
December 9	59	57	0.00	0.0
December 10	63	n/a	0.47	0.0
December 11	n/a	40	0.37	0.0
December 12	54	31	0.00	0.0
December 13	58	n/a	0.00	0.0
December 14	n/a	45	1.65	0.0
December 15	45	35	0.19	0.0
December 16	49	30	0.00	0.0
December 17	45	31	0.00	0.0
December 18	46	29	0.00	0.0
December 19	54	31	0.00	0.0
December 20	51	42	0.07	0.0
December 21	52	46	1.30	0.0
December 22	50	n/a	1.31	0.0
December 23	n/a	36	0.00	0.0
December 24	44	n/a	0.43	0.0
December 25	n/a	n/a	0.10	0.0
December 26	n/a	20	0.07	2.0
December 27	30	23	0.00	0.0
December 28	26	15	0.02	0.2
December 29	30	20	0.00	0.0
December 30	40	20	0.00	0.0
December 31	43	n/a	0.05	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Indianapolis International Airport	location
1901–1947	Whitestown	location