Total Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024 Info for Indiana

Overview

A total solar eclipse will occur on April 8, 2024 for much of Indiana with a partial eclipse for the remainder of the state. Information can be found in the tabs below.

Forecasts
Current Weather
Maps and Timing
Links and Infographics
Temp/Precip Climo
Cloud Cover Climo

Forecasts

Graphical cloud cover forecast (use slider bar to adjust time)
Hourly graphs of temperature, sky cover, and precipitation chances for selected cities in the path of totality
Indiana Overview, which includes forecast images of best and worst case scenarios for sky cover for Indiana

Current Weather

Regional Radar	Regional Satellite (USA View)

Maps and Timing

Click Any Image for a Larger Version

Map and Timing of Total Eclipse. An accessible table of the timing is also available if unable to view the image. Timing for any location is available from the US Naval Observatory

Duration of Totality

Links

State of Indiana
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, includes info about state parks and viewing
US Naval Observatory
NASA
- Eclipse Viewing Safety Info from NASA (English and Spanish Versions)
Indiana Travel Conditions (traffic map and cameras from Indiana Department of Transportation)
Federal Highway Administration info on the eclipse and travel
Additional cloud cover climatology from NESDIS

Infographics

Temp/Precip Climo

April 8 Temperature/Precipitation Climatology for Selected Cities

Click the link in a city name to see Temperature, Precipitation, and Snowfall Distributions

City	Record High Temp	Normal High Temp	Normal Low Temp	Record Low Temp	Record Max Rainfall	Record Max Snowfall*
South Bend (1894-2023)	79 in 1931	56	34	11 in 1972	1.30" in 1929	1" in 1928
Fort Wayne (1897-2023)	79 in 2001	58	37	15 in 1972	1.43" in 1938	5.0" in 1957
Lafayette (1964-2023)	83 in 2001	59	38	16 in 1996	1.48" in 1965	N/A
Muncie (1963-2023)	86 in 2001	61	40	17 in 1982	2.30" in 2000	N/A
Indianapolis (1872-2023)	83 in 2001	61	41	18 in 1972	2.15" in 1873	2.7" in 1957
Terre Haute (1897-1954, 1998-2023)	84 in 2001	62	40	23 in 2018	1.13" in 1938	N/A
Bloomington (1998-2023)	82 in 2001	63	40	21 in 2018	0.59" in 2020	N/A
Lawrenceville IL/Vincennes (1996-2023)	85 in 2020	65	42	28 in 2018	0.35" in 2020	N/A
Evansville (1897-2023)	86 in 2020	66	43	24 in 1972	2.39" in 1942	2.5" in 1982 (data back to 1948)
Louisville, KY (1873-2023)	85 in 2020	67	46	24 in 1972	2.40" in 1942	3.2" in 1917
Cincinnati, OH (1873-2023)	80 in 2020	63	41	20 in 1972	2.11" in 1998	4.2" in 1916

*Snowfall records usually start around a decade after the other data.

April 8 Severe Weather Climo (1950-2023)

Indiana has observed severe weather on 8 different occasions on April 8 since 1950:

Severe Weather on April 8
Year	Type of Severe Weather	Timing
1965	Tornado, Hail, Damaging Winds	During and After Time of 2024 Eclipse
1980	Tornado, Hail, Damaging Winds	During Time of 2024 Eclipse
1995	Hail, Damaging Winds	Before, During, and After Time of 2024 Eclipse
1998	Hail, Damaging Winds, Funnel Cloud, Flash Flooding	Before and After Time of 2024 Eclipse
2000	Flooding/Flash Flooding	Before Time of 2024 Eclipse
2001	Damaging Winds	During Time of 2024 Eclipse
2015	Hail, Damaging Winds, Flash Flooding	Before and During Time of 2024 Eclipse
2020	Tornado, Hail, Damaging Winds	During and After Time of 2024 Eclipse

Cloud Cover Climo

(Satellite Images from April 8 for 2000-2023 follow below the Climatology Maps)

Climatological Cloud Cover Maps (1979-2022)


Cloud Cover Climo for 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT Apr 8	Minimal Cloud Cover Climo for 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM EDT Apr 8 (Map has incorrect date)

Zoomed in Version of Cloud Cover Climatology	Cloud Cover Climatology, but Only for El Niño Years

Historic Cloud Cover for April 8 (2000-2023)

CIMSS / UW-Madison has a loop of sky cover at around 3 PM EDT (2PM EST) for the years 1979-2023: .gif format .mp4 format

Below are satellite images from about 2 or 3 PM EDT (1 or 2 PM EST) for April 8 for the years 2000-2023. Click on the image for a larger version. (Due to limitations in the archive, some images are taken from a hemispheric satellite image view. Hemispheric satellite archive images are found the NCEI website. Some images courtesy of Iowa State.)