National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Historical Weather for the Indianapolis 500


Extremes

 

Warmest High Temperature:92 degrees in 1937

Coldest High Temperature: 58 degrees in 1992

Warmest Low Temperature: 73 degrees in 1929

Coldest Low Temperature: 37 in 1947

Warmest Daily Average Temperature: 82 degrees in 1937

Coldest Daily Average Temperature: 50 degrees in 1947

Most Precipitation: 3.80" in 2004

 

The above extremes are for the entire calendar day. The data were taken at the official observation site for Indianapolis.

 

Indy 500

Day Date Daily Max Daily Min Daily Average Precipitation
2022 Sun May 29 82 57 70.0 0.00
2021 Sun May 30 71 42 56.5 0.00
2020 Sun Aug 23 87 66 77.0 0.00
2019 Sun May 26 82 66 74.0 T
2018 Sun May 27 91 68 79.5 0.00
2017 Sun May 28 77 62 69.5 0.92
2016 Sun May 29 85 68 76.5 T
2015 Sun May 24 85 59 72.0 0.00
2014 Sun May 25 79 58 68.5 0.00
2013 Sun May 26 68 53 60.5 0.04
2012 Sun May 27 91 70 80.5 0.00
2011 Sun May 29 88 69 78.5 0.00
2010 Sun  May 30 89 68 78.5 0.00
2009 Sun May 24 86 65 75.5 T
2008 Sun May 25 76 49 62.5 0.00
2007 Sun May 27 78 63 70.5 0.42
2006 Sun May 28 89 68 78.5 0.00
2005 Sun May 29 77 47 62.0 0.00
2004 Sun May 30 79 63 71.0 3.80
2003 Sun May 25 65 51 58.0 0.00
2002 Sun May 26 71 46 66.0 0.00
2001 Sun May 27 66 47 56.5 0.06
2000 Sun May 28 68 56 62.0 0.00
1999 Sun May 30 84 62 73.0 0.05
1998 Sun May 24 81 60 70.5 0.07
1997 Mon May 26 60 50 55.0 0.53
1996 Sun May 26 66 56 61.0 1.08
1995 Sun May 28 85 62 73.5 0.15
1994 Sun May 29 81 52 66.5 0.00
1993 Sun May 30 82 51 66.5 0.12
1992 Sun May 24 58 48 53.0 0.04
1991 Sun May 26 76 68 72.0 0.12
1990 Sun May 27 75 59 67.0 0.00
1989 Sun May 28 71 45 58.0 0.00
1988 Sun May 29 87 56 71.5 0.00
1987 Sun May 24 80 51 65.5 0.00
1986 Sat May 31 84 62 73.0 0.00
1985 Sun May 26 85 57 71.0 0.00
1984 Sun May 27 68 53 60.5 0.09
1983 Sun May 29 72 53 62.5 0.00
1982 Sun May 30 81 67 74.0 0.00
1981 Sun May 24 81 64 72.5 1.55
1980 Sun May 25 85 59 72.0 0.00
1979 Sun May 27 71 52 61.5 0.28
1978 Sun May 28 90 65 77.5 0.00
1977 Sun May 29 90 65 77.5 0.00
1976 Sun May 30 73 56 64.5 0.56
1975 Sun May 25 85 63 74.0 0.25
1974 Sun May 26 72 49 60.5 0.00
1973 Wed May 30 66 50 58.0 0.16
1972 Sat May 27 87 63 75.0 0.00
1971 Sat May 29 72 43 57.5 0.00
1970 Sat May 30 77 68 72.5 T
1969 Fri May 30 84 61 72.5 0.00
1968 Thu May 30 67 53 60.0 T
1967 Wed May 31 70 54 62.0 T
1966 Mon May 30 68 40 54.0 0.00
1965 Mon May 31 71 49 60.0 T
1964 Sat May 30 68 47 57.5 0.00
1963 Thu May 30 71 51 61.0 0.00
1962 Wed May 30 80 66 73.0 0.17
1961 Tue May 30 72 42 57.0 0.00
1960 Mon May 30 75 58 66.5 0.26
1959 Sat May 30 80 65 72.5 T
1958 Fri May 30 79 51 65.0 T
1957 Thu May 30 82 60 71.0 0.49
1956 Wed May 30 85 66 75.5 0.24
1955 Mon May 30 66 46 56.0 T
1954 Mon May 31 81 50 65.5 T
1953 Sat May 30 91 63 77.0 0.00
1952 Fri May 30 74 47 60.5 0.00
1951 Wed May 30 80 52 66.0 0.00
1950 Tue May 30 81 59 70.0 0.34
1949 Mon May 30 73 49 61.0 0.00
1948 Mon May 31 77 53 65.0 0.00
1947 Fri May 30 63 37 50.0 0.00
1946 Thu May 30 78 54 66.0 0.00
1945 No Race Run Due to World War II
1944 No Race Run Due to World War II
1943 No Race Run Due to World War II
1942 No Race Run Due to World War II
1941 Fri May 30 86 69 77.5 T
1940 Thu May 30 68 52 60.0 0.14
1939 Tue May 30 85 61 73.0 0.00
1938 Mon May 30 78 61 69.5 0.06
1937 Mon May 31 92 72 82.0 0.00
1936 Sat May 30 69 46 57.5 0.00
1935 Thu May 30 77 60 68.5 T
1934 Wed May 30 88 62 75.0 0.00
1933 Tue May 30 74 59 66.5 0.00
1932 Mon May 30 75 54 64.5 0.00
1931 Sat May 30 74 55 64.5 0.25
1930 Fri May 30 62 45 53.5 0.00
1929 Thu May 30 89 73 81.0 0.01
1928 Wed May 30 71 51 61.0 0.15
1927 Tue May 31 73 56 64.5 0.11
1926 Mon May 31 80 66 73.0 0.63
1925 Sat May 30 83 55 69.0 0.00
1924 Fri  May 30 65 40 52.5 0.00
1923 Wed May 30 80 58 69.0 0.00
1922 Tue May 30 83 63 73.0 0.00
1921 Mon May 30 87 68 77.5 0.00
1920 Mon May 31 73 63 68.0 T
1919 Sat May 31 91 71 81.0 0.00
1918 No Race Run Due to World War I
1917 No Race Run Due to World War I
1916 Tue May 30 73 56 64.5 0.00
1915 Mon May 31 68 55 61.5 0.00
1914 Sat May 30 84 66 75.0 0.00
1913 Fri May 30 87 66 76.5 0.00
1912 Thu May 30 68 51 59.5 0.00
1911 Tue May 30 81 62 71.5 T