Indianapolis Weather in 1972

Historical record of Indianapolis, Indiana weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Indianapolis Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	July 23
Lowest temperature	-20 °F	January 16
Highest daily low	74 °F	July 21
Lowest daily high	-6 °F	January 15
Most daily precipitation	2.2 inches	June 13
Most daily snow	3.6 inches	January 13
Total annual precipitation	40.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	18.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Indianapolis in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1972 was 93 °F which happened 4 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Indianapolis in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Jul 23
1	93 °F	Jul 22
1	93 °F	Jul 21
1	93 °F	Jul 20
5	92 °F	Aug 19
5	92 °F	Aug 18
5	92 °F	Aug 17
5	92 °F	Jul 1
5	92 °F	Jun 4
10	91 °F	Sep 13
10	91 °F	Jul 19
10	91 °F	Jul 13
10	91 °F	May 26

What was the coldest temperature in Indianapolis in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1972 was -20 °F which happened on Jan 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Indianapolis in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-20 °F	January 16
2	-17 °F	January 15
3	-6 °F	January 29
3	-6 °F	January 14
5	-4 °F	January 31
6	-2 °F	February 8
6	-2 °F	January 30
6	-2 °F	January 28
9	-1 °F	February 7
10	2 °F	December 17
10	2 °F	February 5
10	2 °F	February 4

January 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	45	26	0.16	0.0
January 2	40	27	0.07	0.0
January 3	47	24	0.09	0.0
January 4	39	20	0.40	1.6
January 5	20	5	0.00	0.0
January 6	27	5	0.00	0.0
January 7	38	24	0.00	0.0
January 8	42	19	0.01	0.0
January 9	45	36	0.13	0.0
January 10	51	34	0.00	0.0
January 11	45	26	0.00	0.0
January 12	52	24	0.00	0.0
January 13	50	16	0.21	3.6
January 14	18	-6	0.00	0.0
January 15	-6	-17	0.00	0.0
January 16	14	-20	0.00	0.0
January 17	40	14	0.00	0.0
January 18	49	39	0.00	0.0
January 19	49	28	0.00	0.0
January 20	52	34	0.02	0.0
January 21	44	32	0.00	0.0
January 22	56	39	0.10	0.0
January 23	43	35	0.01	0.0
January 24	64	27	0.05	0.0
January 25	27	9	0.00	0.0
January 26	28	11	0.00	0.0
January 27	20	16	0.31	2.5
January 28	20	-2	0.01	0.2
January 29	22	-6	0.00	0.0
January 30	16	-2	0.00	0.0
January 31	36	-4	0.00	0.0

February 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	35	15	0.00	0.0
February 2	36	30	0.04	0.0
February 3	34	9	0.05	0.1
February 4	14	2	0.00	0.0
February 5	31	2	0.04	0.6
February 6	34	11	0.24	2.8
February 7	16	-1	0.00	0.0
February 8	19	-2	0.08	1.2
February 9	23	10	0.01	0.2
February 10	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 11	38	20	0.00	0.0
February 12	41	26	0.01	0.0
February 13	37	30	0.01	0.0
February 14	55	24	0.00	0.0
February 15	49	27	0.11	0.0
February 16	39	20	0.00	0.0
February 17	53	21	0.12	0.0
February 18	31	20	0.01	0.3
February 19	27	17	0.01	0.1
February 20	35	15	0.00	0.0
February 21	53	28	0.00	0.0
February 22	35	23	0.00	0.0
February 23	35	23	0.23	0.6
February 24	37	28	0.00	0.0
February 25	41	24	0.17	0.0
February 26	37	24	0.02	0.4
February 27	50	22	0.00	0.0
February 28	65	32	0.00	0.0
February 29	74	34	0.00	0.0

March 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	61	50	0.78	0.0
March 2	50	22	0.78	0.1
March 3	35	20	0.00	0.0
March 4	36	25	0.02	0.2
March 5	29	16	0.00	0.0
March 6	53	17	0.00	0.0
March 7	54	33	0.01	0.0
March 8	33	21	0.00	0.0
March 9	43	16	0.00	0.0
March 10	38	19	0.00	0.0
March 11	74	28	0.00	0.0
March 12	68	57	0.00	0.0
March 13	63	33	0.05	0.0
March 14	44	30	0.00	0.0
March 15	45	26	0.01	0.0
March 16	57	41	0.03	0.0
March 17	48	35	0.01	0.0
March 18	46	30	0.00	0.0
March 19	54	25	0.00	0.0
March 20	73	38	0.00	0.0
March 21	71	45	0.14	0.0
March 22	45	29	0.03	0.0
March 23	37	23	0.00	0.0
March 24	43	24	0.00	0.0
March 25	47	28	0.00	0.0
March 26	51	24	0.00	0.0
March 27	45	37	0.06	0.0
March 28	53	39	0.00	0.0
March 29	42	33	0.56	0.0
March 30	47	29	0.00	0.0
March 31	60	27	0.00	0.0

April 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	40	32	0.02	0.1
April 2	41	29	0.03	0.3
April 3	54	24	0.37	0.0
April 4	46	28	0.00	0.0
April 5	62	32	0.00	0.0
April 6	75	41	0.00	0.0
April 7	67	21	2.01	0.2
April 8	37	18	0.00	0.0
April 9	52	22	0.00	0.0
April 10	70	37	0.00	0.0
April 11	70	50	0.20	0.0
April 12	71	55	0.25	0.0
April 13	79	58	0.14	0.0
April 14	75	50	0.01	0.0
April 15	73	57	0.12	0.0
April 16	67	46	0.70	0.0
April 17	72	40	0.00	0.0
April 18	80	45	0.00	0.0
April 19	77	60	0.51	0.0
April 20	62	47	0.02	0.0
April 21	57	44	1.26	0.0
April 22	62	47	0.08	0.0
April 23	58	44	0.00	0.0
April 24	54	40	0.00	0.0
April 25	56	35	0.00	0.0
April 26	65	33	0.00	0.0
April 27	69	37	0.00	0.0
April 28	72	47	0.00	0.0
April 29	60	55	0.09	0.0
April 30	78	50	0.00	0.0

May 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	75	55	0.00
May 2	75	50	0.00
May 3	66	43	0.00
May 4	70	46	0.00
May 5	73	46	0.00
May 6	82	56	0.00
May 7	74	60	0.10
May 8	61	48	0.17
May 9	65	45	0.10
May 10	67	38	0.00
May 11	70	45	0.00
May 12	77	47	0.00
May 13	73	57	0.49
May 14	74	57	0.20
May 15	70	52	0.09
May 16	75	54	0.00
May 17	77	50	0.00
May 18	83	53	0.00
May 19	83	58	0.00
May 20	84	57	0.00
May 21	89	56	0.00
May 22	88	62	0.00
May 23	88	61	0.00
May 24	87	57	0.00
May 25	90	60	0.00
May 26	91	60	0.00
May 27	87	63	0.00
May 28	85	55	0.00
May 29	77	57	0.11
May 30	76	45	0.63
May 31	59	43	0.00

June 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	75	45	0.00
June 2	84	53	0.00
June 3	88	60	0.00
June 4	92	65	0.00
June 5	84	65	0.00
June 6	81	65	0.43
June 7	81	58	0.00
June 8	73	57	0.05
June 9	80	56	0.51
June 10	70	52	0.00
June 11	73	44	0.00
June 12	84	50	0.00
June 13	80	70	2.20
June 14	87	70	0.58
June 15	82	67	1.31
June 16	80	56	0.00
June 17	74	53	0.00
June 18	82	60	0.00
June 19	89	64	0.00
June 20	88	69	0.00
June 21	72	56	0.00
June 22	73	50	0.00
June 23	69	45	0.00
June 24	70	52	0.00
June 25	78	46	0.00
June 26	83	53	0.00
June 27	87	58	0.00
June 28	79	65	0.93
June 29	75	64	0.03
June 30	84	64	0.00

July 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	65	0.00
July 2	79	70	0.02
July 3	80	66	0.02
July 4	73	58	0.07
July 5	71	49	0.00
July 6	73	50	0.00
July 7	77	55	0.00
July 8	83	59	0.00
July 9	82	64	0.03
July 10	87	70	0.00
July 11	89	67	0.00
July 12	89	66	0.00
July 13	91	66	0.00
July 14	90	74	0.00
July 15	81	72	0.44
July 16	81	69	0.00
July 17	83	64	0.00
July 18	89	71	0.00
July 19	91	70	0.00
July 20	93	73	0.00
July 21	93	74	0.00
July 22	93	73	0.00
July 23	93	69	0.00
July 24	86	69	1.08
July 25	85	62	0.00
July 26	77	56	0.34
July 27	82	69	0.01
July 28	77	66	0.00
July 29	81	61	0.00
July 30	83	58	0.00
July 31	84	60	0.00

August 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	81	61	0.00
August 2	85	68	0.02
August 3	82	67	1.04
August 4	78	61	0.06
August 5	79	54	0.00
August 6	82	59	0.80
August 7	75	60	0.02
August 8	76	53	0.01
August 9	73	52	0.00
August 10	75	50	0.00
August 11	81	53	0.30
August 12	84	66	0.27
August 13	86	66	0.00
August 14	88	66	0.06
August 15	77	66	0.00
August 16	86	58	0.00
August 17	92	70	0.00
August 18	92	73	0.00
August 19	92	72	0.00
August 20	87	67	0.00
August 21	88	68	0.00
August 22	83	72	0.00
August 23	83	68	0.33
August 24	83	68	0.00
August 25	87	68	0.03
August 26	83	64	0.00
August 27	75	63	0.00
August 28	86	59	0.00
August 29	88	59	0.00
August 30	87	64	0.00
August 31	86	59	0.00

September 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	87	63	0.01
September 2	73	56	1.01
September 3	66	55	0.24
September 4	72	58	0.00
September 5	76	50	0.00
September 6	80	51	0.00
September 7	83	56	0.18
September 8	82	66	0.25
September 9	74	59	0.00
September 10	79	53	0.00
September 11	84	60	0.00
September 12	86	71	0.00
September 13	91	72	0.00
September 14	79	59	0.34
September 15	77	55	0.00
September 16	81	61	0.00
September 17	85	68	0.00
September 18	85	68	0.07
September 19	84	66	0.00
September 20	84	59	0.00
September 21	78	55	0.02
September 22	71	50	0.00
September 23	67	55	0.94
September 24	71	67	0.25
September 25	74	68	0.36
September 26	77	68	1.10
September 27	70	62	0.26
September 28	72	62	0.00
September 29	70	49	0.62
September 30	57	39	0.00

October 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	68	38	0.00
October 2	75	43	0.00
October 3	75	52	0.00
October 4	67	56	0.53
October 5	70	54	0.00
October 6	72	52	0.00
October 7	64	45	0.00
October 8	73	44	0.00
October 9	61	41	0.00
October 10	68	40	0.00
October 11	65	54	0.42
October 12	69	52	0.01
October 13	59	45	0.00
October 14	69	44	0.00
October 15	57	35	0.01
October 16	65	46	0.03
October 17	57	40	0.00
October 18	40	32	0.05
October 19	45	27	0.00
October 20	52	23	0.00
October 21	55	42	0.03
October 22	64	52	0.19
October 23	61	43	0.11
October 24	45	41	0.00
October 25	47	33	0.00
October 26	55	28	0.00
October 27	61	35	0.13
October 28	57	52	0.02
October 29	53	47	0.00
October 30	56	36	0.00
October 31	50	44	0.72

November 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	63	49	0.88	0.0
November 2	66	43	1.31	0.0
November 3	50	38	0.00	0.0
November 4	46	42	0.00	0.0
November 5	55	40	0.00	0.0
November 6	67	36	0.00	0.0
November 7	57	42	0.51	0.0
November 8	46	39	0.00	0.0
November 9	45	42	0.00	0.0
November 10	49	39	0.10	0.0
November 11	46	42	0.00	0.0
November 12	48	42	0.00	0.0
November 13	45	41	2.02	0.0
November 14	43	29	0.02	0.0
November 15	40	23	0.00	0.0
November 16	40	27	0.00	0.0
November 17	38	33	0.00	0.0
November 18	40	33	0.00	0.0
November 19	39	35	0.50	0.2
November 20	40	31	0.00	0.0
November 21	40	33	0.00	0.0
November 22	38	32	0.02	0.4
November 23	39	23	0.00	0.0
November 24	46	20	0.00	0.0
November 25	37	33	0.17	0.3
November 26	35	32	0.10	0.8
November 27	42	31	0.02	0.2
November 28	39	28	0.00	0.0
November 29	42	22	0.00	0.0
November 30	43	29	0.00	0.0

December 1972 Indianapolis Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	52	30	0.00	0.0
December 2	60	29	0.00	0.0
December 3	52	32	0.06	0.0
December 4	32	29	0.10	0.0
December 5	60	32	0.15	0.0
December 6	40	12	0.30	0.0
December 7	27	10	0.01	0.0
December 8	34	27	0.39	0.0
December 9	32	27	0.03	0.0
December 10	30	13	0.00	0.0
December 11	28	9	0.07	0.0
December 12	42	28	0.67	0.0
December 13	34	20	0.00	0.0
December 14	29	18	0.00	0.0
December 15	28	14	0.04	0.4
December 16	16	5	0.01	0.1
December 17	21	2	0.00	0.0
December 18	40	19	0.00	0.0
December 19	41	34	0.41	0.0
December 20	39	36	0.00	0.0
December 21	41	35	0.00	0.0
December 22	35	32	0.00	0.0
December 23	37	32	0.00	0.0
December 24	39	34	0.03	0.0
December 25	35	32	0.00	0.0
December 26	34	24	0.04	0.6
December 27	40	19	0.00	0.0
December 28	43	25	0.00	0.0
December 29	53	33	0.03	0.0
December 30	60	49	0.49	0.0
December 31	51	29	0.00	0.0

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