Heat blankets Indiana. But does it break the record for the hottest day ever?
Despite a chance for showers and thunderstorms, heat index values — what the temperature actually feels like — will be as high as 100 to 105 each day in Central Indiana until Friday, June 27, according to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis.
Meteorologists have urged Hoosiers to stay indoors where it's cool and to drink plenty of water while a heat advisory remains in effect for dozens of Indiana counties.
And yes, while the heat outside is miserable, it's still not as bad as the hottest date on record for Indiana. Here's what weather records kept by NWS tell us.
Story continues after photo gallery.
The summer of 1936 was not a good year to be walking around in a three-piece suit made of wool. Especially if you lived in Collegeville, south of Rensselaer, in Jasper County, Indiana.
On July 14, 1936, the Hoosier State recorded its highest daily maximum temperature when Collegeville's temperature hit a whopping 116 degrees Fahrenheit, according to records maintained by the NWS.
That same date was a scorcher for Indianapolis, too, which recorded one of its hottest temperatures on record at 106 degrees.
When will Indiana get cooler?: Enough with the 90s! Here's when Central Indiana will be back in the 80s.
Indianapolis has seen its share of triple digit summer weather. Here are the top ten hottest summers on record:
106 degrees: a three-way tie in 1901, 1934, 1936.
105 degrees: 2012
104 degrees: 1954
103 degrees: a four-way tie in 1911, 1918, 1940, 1988.
102 degrees: 1913
Greatest 24-hour Rainfall:
Indiana: 10.5 inches of rainfall, Princeton, Aug. 6, 1905.
Indianapolis: 7.2 inches of rainfall, Sept., 1, 2003.
Greatest 24-hour Snowfall:
Indiana: 33 inches of snow, Salem, Dec. 23, 2004.
Indianapolis: 12.5 inches of snow, Feb. 24-25, 1965.
Lowest minimum temperature:
Indiana: -36, New Whiteland, Jan. 19, 1994.
Indianapolis: -27, Jan. 19, 1994.
⛈️☀️ Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 95 and a low of 76. Heat index values as high as 102. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
⛈️☀️ Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 93 and a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 100. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
⛈️☀️ Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot with a high near 93 and a low around 75.
⛈️☀️ Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 92 and a low around 74.
⛈️⛅ Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2 p.m. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91 around 74. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
⛈️⛅ Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny and hot, with a high near 91 and a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Former IndyStar reporter Holly Hays contributed to this article.
John Tufts covers trending news for IndyStar and Midwest Connect. Send him a news tip at JTufts@Gannett.com. Find him on BlueSky at JohnWritesStuff.
This article originally appeared on Evening World: The heat is on, but it's cooler than Indiana's hottest day on record
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