Thanksgiving Climatology

Thanksgiving is observed every year on the fourth Thursday during the month of November, as designated by Congress in 1941. This means it can fall on any day between the 22nd and 28th of November. This year the date happens to fall on the 25th. The Thanksgiving Day forecast for central Indiana looks cold, with a chance for snow flurries. HIgh temperatures will rise only into the upper 30s and lower 40s.

The following are some historical climate statistics for Indianapolis on Thanksgiving Day.

Average High Temp	Average Low Temp	Average Precipitation	Average Snowfall
46	30	0.11”	0.1”

Warmest High Temp	Coldest High Temp	Warmest Low Temp	Coldest Low Temp
74 in 1900	14 in 1930	55 in 1966	1 in 1930
69 in 1973	24 in 1893	55 in 1896	6 in 1950
69 in 1896	24 in 1881	53 in 1879	10 in 1881
68 in 1934	25 in 1903	50 in 1979	10 in 1871
68 in 1915	26 in 1956	48 in 1883	12 in 1872

Most Precipitation	Most Snowfall	Most Snow on Ground
1.01” in 1951	2.4” in 1902	2” in 1975
0.93” in 1968	2.0” in 1959	1” in 1971
0.89” in 1916	0.9” in 1953	1” in 1959
0.88” in 1887	0.5” in 1980	*
0.74” in 1993	0.5” in 1889

* There has been a Trace of snow on the ground in numerous years: 2004, 1980, 1956, 1953, 1950, 1936.

Official Weather records began in the Indianapolis area with Temperature and Precipitation in 1871 and Snowfall in 1884.

Data compiled by the Indianapolis National Weather Service

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