Cold/Wind Chill in Indiana

Events

223

Deaths

9

Injuries

0

Damage

$160,000

• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 23 to 24, 20262 deaths · 6 eventsFollowing a period of sub-zero temperatures and lingering impacts from previous winter weather, most central Indiana counties remained under a deep arctic influence as the 23rd began.
• Cold in Indiana, January 19 to 20, 20082 deaths · 1 eventAn arctic air mass allowed for high temperatures to struggle into the single digits above zero during the day and below zero at night during the evening hours of January 19th into the morning hours of the 20th. Two deaths were reported with the cold being a contributing factor.
• Cold in Indiana, February 19, 20151 death · 6 eventsRecord-breaking cold and brisk winds combined to produce dangerously low wind chills. Bitterly cold wind chills around 15 below zero were observed across southwest Indiana. Southwest Indiana had not seen a cold stretch of this magnitude this late in the season since 1960.
• Cold in Indiana, February 1 to 2, 20261 death · 3 eventsA ridge of high pressure moved into the region on the morning of the 1st. Temperatures plummeted into the single digits. Although winds were mainly light, a few locations still manage to see wind chills fall between -5 to -10.
• Cold in Indiana, February 10, 20101 death · 1 eventA man died in New Albany, Indiana due to hypothermia during the early morning hours February 10th. He was found behind a shopping center. According to a police report, the man had disabilities and had fallen near a dumpster behind a store.
• Cold in Indiana, February 10, 20111 death · 1 eventTemperatures fell into the teens below zero during the overnight hours of February 10th. A 97 year old woman apparently fell on ice and sustained a head injury. Local officials determined that the cold weather was to blame for the woman's death.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 15, 20241 death · 1 eventA long duration cold weather event was ongoing as northerly winds brought in Arctic air behind a low pressure system and cold frontal passage. Wind chills early the 15th bottomed out around -10 with lows of 0 to 5 in Southwest Indiana.
• Cold in Indiana, February 1 to 5, 1996$160,000 · 8 eventsArctic high pressure brought the coldest air of the season to the Ohio Valley. High temperatures during the weekend of the 2nd through the 4th were in the single digits and low temperatures were around 10 below zero.
• Cold in Indiana, February 2 to 5, 199641 eventsBitter cold high pressure moved into the midwest on February 2nd and remained in central Indiana through the 5th. Low temperatureswere between zero and 15 below zero each day. High temperatures on the 4th barely reached above zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 20 to 22, 202523 eventsA broad and deep upper-level trough over North America allowed a wide and amplified surface ridge of arctic high pressure to plunge through the central United States during January 18-22.
• Cold in Indiana, February 2 to 4, 199614 eventsBitter cold weather occurred in northwest and north central Indiana February 2 through February 4.
• Extreme Cold and Cold in Indiana, January 14 to 17, 202410 eventsBitterly cold air combined with winds gusting to 35 mph at times allowed wind chills to drop to 30 below to 40 below zero across all of northwest Indiana from the early morning of January 14th through the morning of January 15th.
• Cold in Indiana, February 2 to 5, 19966 eventsThe most severe cold snap of the 1995-96 winter season caused water pipes to burst and heating systems to malfunction. The high temperature at Evansville only reached 6 degrees on the 3rd, followed by a low of minus 7 on the 4th.
• Cold in Indiana, January 10 to 11, 19976 eventsArctic air blew into the region in the wake of a departing snowstorm. A wind chill advisory was issued for wind chills as low as minus 30.
• Cold in Indiana, January 23, 20036 eventsWind chills fell to 12 below zero across southwest Indiana during the morning hours. The extremely cold weather was a factor in the closing of schools in the Evansville area, and homeless shelters were filled beyond capacity.
• Cold in Indiana, December 23 to 25, 20046 eventsBitterly cold temperatures arrived in the wake of a paralyzing snowstorm. The low temperature on Christmas morning was 11 degrees below zero at Evansville, which set a record for the date. This was the coldest temperature since January of 1994.
• Cold in Indiana, January 5 to 7, 20146 eventsDangerously cold wind chills were observed from late on the night of the 5th through early on the morning of the 7th. Wind chills during this entire period were colder than 10 below zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 23, 20146 eventsWind chill values dropped to between minus 10 and minus 15 across southwest Indiana. The lowest wind chills occurred during the early morning hours. At Evansville, the actual low temperature was 5 degrees above zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 7 to 8, 20156 eventsWind chill values plunged to around 10 below zero during the night and remained there into the early morning hours. The lowest recorded wind chill value at the Evansville airport was minus 11.
• Cold in Indiana, January 16, 20186 eventsWind chills fell to between minus 10 and minus 15 degrees during the morning hours. After a morning low of 2 above zero, the actual high temperature at Evansville was only 11 above zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 1, 20186 eventsArctic high pressure over the central Plains brought bitterly cold temperatures and brisk northwest winds to start the new year.
• Cold in Indiana, January 30, 20196 eventsWind chills dropped to between minus 10 and minus 20 across southwest Indiana. The lowest wind chill at Evansville was 19 degrees below zero. Actual air temperatures were in the single digits above zero. Some places along and north of Interstate 64 briefly dropped below zero.
• Cold in Indiana, January 14, 20246 eventsAn Arctic front plunged across the Quad State region, bringing strong cold advection and breezy winds on the 14th, dropping wind chill values to around -10 to -15 across Southwest Indiana while morning low temperatures fell to around 5 degrees.
• Cold in Indiana, February 20, 20256 eventsA Siberian airmass and an area of high pressure allowed for an extended period of sub-freezing temperatures that began on the 19th in the aftermath of a major snowstorm.
• Cold in Indiana, January 19 to 22, 20256 eventsAn Arctic front had moved across the Quad State region the previous day, bringing dangerous cold temperatures and breezy conditions beginning on the 19th. All of southwest Indiana experienced 3 intervals of wind chills around -5 degrees through the morning hours on the 22nd.

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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.