Annual Indiana rainfall, severe weather and climate data

Indiana Annual Rainfall and Climate Data, see below for individual cities

Indiana Average Annual Precipitation

Indiana city precipitation totals

City	Avg Annual Precip	Avg Annual Snowl	Avg # days of Precip	Avg # snow days	Avg # thunderstorm days	Avg # hail days	Avg # severe thunderstorm watches per year	Avg # tornado watches per year	# of tornadoes reported in county, 1960-2010
Evansville	44.27	14.1	115	58	43	1	8	11	15
Fort Wayne	36.55	33.0	132	70	39	1	4	14	22
Indianapolis	40.95	23.9	126	58	43	1	5	12	35
South Bend	39.70	69.9	144	82	39	1	4	12	21
Indiana Annual Precipitation Average - 41.72 inches, 26th wettest state in the U.S. Indiana Tornado Average - 20.1 per year - 14th most in the U.S.

Indiana Precipitation Records

Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: English, southern Indiana, 49.72"

Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Monroeville, northeast Indiana, 33.74"

Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: South Bend, northern Indiana, 76.6"

State precipitation maximum for 24 hours - Princeton, southwest Indiana, 8/6/1905, 10.50"

State precipitation maximum for 1 year - Marengo, southern Indiana, 1890, 97.38"

State snow maximum for 24 hours - Seymour, south-central Indiana, 12/22-23/2004, 29.0"

State snow maximum for 1 season - South Bend, northern Indiana, 1977-1978, 172.0"

On 01/19/1987, a storm moving toward the northeastern U.S. produced up to 14 inches of snow in northern Indiana. Peru, Indiana received a foot of snow.

Indiana temperature averages and extremes, Indianapolis climate extremes/averages, precipitation and temperature data for all U.S. states and Top 10 U.S. climate extremes

Data sources: National Climatic Data Center, severe thunderstorm / tornado watch data period is 1999 - 2008, NOAA Storm Prediction Center