String of 90 Degree Days Ended

90 degree streak ends at 14 Days

The temperature reached a high of 85 on Tuesday (August 14). This ends the streak of 90 degrees or more days at 14.

The last time Indianapolis had 14 consecutive days of 90 degrees or higher was during July 1983. Fourteen or more consecutive days with highs of at least 90 is a rare occurrence. Since records began for the Indianapolis area back in 1871, there have only been 6 other instances where such a streak occurred.

The all time record for most days of 90 or better in the Indianapolis area is 19 consecutive days, during the blistering hot month of August 1936.

See the second table below for other high temperature highlights and when they last occurred.

The following table lists the longer number of consecutive days of 90 degree temperatures and occurrence at Indianapolis.

Consecutive 90 Degree Days	Occurrence
14	July 31-August 13, 2007 Previous: July 11 - 24,1983, July 7 - 20, 1980, June 23 - July 6, 1966
15	July 3 - 17, 1936
18	July 13 - 30, 1901
19	August 8 - 26, 1936

Maximum Temperature	Last Occurrence
96	August 12, 2007 Previous: August 8, 2002
99	July 30, 1999
102	August 16, 1988
103	July 15, 1988
104	July 14, 1954
106	July 14, 1936
107	July 25, 1934

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