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Indy breaks 108 year record-low temp for November 12

By: Katie Cox

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INDIANAPOLIS — Tuesday, November 12 wasn't just cold and snowy, it broke a record that has been in place for over a century.

The record for the coldest temperature on November 12 in Indianapolis was set in 1911 at 14°.

That record broke at 4 a.m. when temperatures in Indianapolis hit 13 degrees, but the temps didn't stop dropping there. By 7:30 a.m. the temperature was down to just 8°.

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Around 6:50 a.m. the National Weather Service recorded another broken record. November 12, 2019 is now officially the earliest day of the season that a single-digit reading has fallen into the single digits. Temps at 6:50 a.m. dropped to just 9°. Before this year, the earliest single-digit reading in the Fall for Indianapolis was on Nov. 17, 1959 when the low reached 4°.

If that seems unseasonably cold, you're right. The National Weather Service says the average low for November 12 in Indianapolis is 37° (that's not even freezing) and the average high is 54°.

Since we seem to be record hunting this morning, here's another one in danger...

The earliest single digit reading in the Fall for Indianapolis occurred on 11/17/1959 when the low reached 4°.

November 12 wasn't the only record-breaking day this week, though. A record was broken on November 11 that was set nearly 25 years ago. On November 11, 1995, 1.2 inches of snow fell in Indianapolis — on November 11, 2019, that record became 2.8 inches of snow.

Right at 4 AM and we've set our second record in the last 12 hours here in Indianapolis. The current temperature is 13° which breaks a 108 year old record low for the city. Old record low was 14° in 1911. #INwx #indy #winterishere
— NWS Indianapolis (@NWSIndianapolis) November 12, 2019