Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fowler (USC00123062), Indiana, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Fowler
Fowler (USC00123062) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 40.62 latitude and -87.32 longitude, 250 m (820 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1927 to 1971, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fowler still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fowler set a daily record precipitation of 8.9 mm (0.35 in) on 29 November 1971.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 40.62 latitude, -87.32 longitude.
Elevation: 250 m (820 ft).
Period of record: 1927 to 1971, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fowler. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Fowler, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fowler still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 84.
Standing records at Fowler by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1930
7
1931
51
1932
45
1933
56
1934
58
1935
23
1936
84
1937
30
1938
42
1939
43
1940
45
1941
37
1942
47
1943
35
1944
32
1945
48
1946
33
1947
35
1948
34
1949
16
1950
51
1951
40
1952
36
1953
31
1954
47
1955
33
1956
26
1957
19
1958
30
1959
19
1960
41
1961
25
1962
29
1963
48
1964
33
1965
31
1966
24
1967
26
1968
18
1969
14
1970
21
1971
21
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fowler. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 11 May 1933.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fowler
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2 January 1965
Feb
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
6 February 1942
Mar
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
30 March 1933
Apr
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
27 April 1959
May
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
11 May 1933
Jun
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
19 June 1928
Jul
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
23 July 1957
Aug
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
27 August 1942
Sep
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2 September 1934
Oct
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1 October 1945
Nov
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2 November 1936
Dec
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
21 December 1967
Period of Record Coverage
1930 to 1971
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
42 years of record at Fowler, 1930 to 1971. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1930, 1949.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Fowler, 1931 to 1970. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1950, at 9.7 C (49.5 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 12.9 C (55.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fowler as warming stripes, 1931 to 1970
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1931
12.9 C
+2.10 C
1932
11.3 C
+0.50 C
1936
11.0 C
+0.26 C
1937
10.6 C
-0.20 C
1939
11.8 C
+1.00 C
1940
10.3 C
-0.47 C
1941
11.7 C
+0.95 C
1942
11.0 C
+0.17 C
1943
10.4 C
-0.39 C
1944
11.3 C
+0.48 C
1945
10.0 C
-0.81 C
1946
11.8 C
+0.98 C
1947
10.1 C
-0.66 C
1948
10.5 C
-0.28 C
1950
9.7 C
-1.04 C
1953
11.9 C
+1.07 C
1955
11.0 C
+0.26 C
1957
10.6 C
-0.14 C
1958
9.8 C
-1.02 C
1959
11.0 C
+0.20 C
1960
9.9 C
-0.93 C
1961
10.6 C
-0.15 C
1962
10.3 C
-0.51 C
1963
10.0 C
-0.75 C
1964
11.3 C
+0.47 C
1965
10.9 C
+0.09 C
1966
10.6 C
-0.19 C
1967
10.4 C
-0.39 C
1968
10.7 C
-0.10 C
1969
10.3 C
-0.45 C
1970
10.8 C
+0.04 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.25 C (0.04 to 0.46) per decade over 1931 to 1970. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.1 to 0.8) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Fowler
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.25 C (-0.46 to -0.04) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.8 to -0.1) per decade
1931 to 1970
31
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.28 C (-0.53 to -0.04) per decade
-0.5 F (-1.0 to -0.1) per decade
1931 to 1970
31
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.21 C (-0.41 to -0.01) per decade
-0.38 F (-0.73 to -0.03) per decade
1931 to 1970
31
Fall
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1927 to 1971
Yearly extremes at Fowler: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1936
36.1 C (97.0 F)
42
Coldest night (TNn)
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1936
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
42
Wettest day (Rx1day)
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1933
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
45
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1958
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
45
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1964
21 days
45
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fowler, 1927 to 1971. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fowler by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
20.0 C (68.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1952
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fowler, 1927 to 1971. The record is -29.4 C (-20.9 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fowler by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1927
n/a
1928
n/a
1929
n/a
1930
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1933
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1937
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1938
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1940
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1941
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1942
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1944
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1945
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1947
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1949
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1950
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1954
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1955
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1956
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1957
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1958
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1959
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1960
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1963
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1965
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1968
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1969
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1970
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1971
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fowler, 1927 to 1971. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fowler by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1927
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1928
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1929
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1930
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1931
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1932
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1933
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1934
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1935
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1936
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1937
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1938
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1939
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1940
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1941
37.6 mm (1.5 in)
1942
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1943
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1944
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1945
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1947
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1948
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1950
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1951
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1952
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1953
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1955
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1956
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1957
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1958
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1959
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1960
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1961
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1962
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963
47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1964
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1965
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1967
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1969
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1970
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fowler, 1927 to 1971. The record is 162.5 mm (6.4 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 92.0 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fowler by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1927
88.2 mm (3.5 in)
1928
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1929
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1930
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1931
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1932
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1933
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1934
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1935
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1936
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1937
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1939
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1941
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1942
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1943
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
1944
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945
125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1946
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1947
89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1948
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1949
130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1950
83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1951
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1952
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1953
124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1954
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1955
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1956
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1957
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1958
162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1959
128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1960
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1964
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1965
73.3 mm (2.9 in)
1966
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1967
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1968
83.0 mm (3.3 in)
1969
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1970
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1971
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fowler, 1927 to 1971. The record is 37 days in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fowler by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1927
14 days
1928
18 days
1929
18 days
1930
26 days
1931
26 days
1932
21 days
1933
23 days
1934
25 days
1935
16 days
1936
29 days
1937
12 days
1938
23 days
1939
26 days
1940
14 days
1941
19 days
1942
23 days
1943
18 days
1944
28 days
1945
21 days
1946
22 days
1947
26 days
1948
27 days
1949
19 days
1950
19 days
1951
16 days
1952
21 days
1953
24 days
1954
33 days
1955
21 days
1956
34 days
1957
23 days
1958
25 days
1959
16 days
1960
18 days
1961
18 days
1962
18 days
1963
19 days
1964
37 days
1965
16 days
1966
18 days
1967
17 days
1968
33 days
1969
29 days
1970
21 days
1971
23 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
31 years with a frost
Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Fowler falls on 30 April and the median first autumn frost on 17 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Fowler
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1932 to 1970)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
30 April
n/a
29 April
n/a
+0.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
17 October
n/a
17 October
n/a
+2.9 days per decade
Growing days
170 days
n/a
170 days
n/a
+2.5 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
42 years, 1928 to 1971
A day with at least 61.2 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 154.3 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Fowler: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
5 years
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
10 years
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
25 years
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
50 years
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
100 years
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
Longer than the 42 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 42 years of values from 1928 to 1971.
A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.
The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 1933; 114.6 mm (4.5 in) in 1957; 111.8 mm (4.4 in) in 1969.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.