Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Howe (USC00124113), Indiana, United States, with 49 years of record.
Key Facts for Howe
Howe (USC00124113) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 41.72 latitude and -85.42 longitude, 268 m (879 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1905 to 1953, 49 years of record.
1,464 records set at Howe still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Howe set a daily record low maximum temperature of 21.7 C (71.1 F) on 9 July 1953.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 41.72 latitude, -85.42 longitude.
Elevation: 268 m (879 ft).
Period of record: 1905 to 1953, 49 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 Howe. 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 Howe, 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)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
20.0 C (68.0 F)
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Howe still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Howe by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1905
4
1906
24
1907
30
1908
30
1909
28
1910
24
1911
39
1912
39
1913
36
1914
35
1915
31
1916
41
1917
55
1918
50
1919
23
1920
33
1921
31
1922
16
1923
22
1924
22
1925
55
1926
33
1927
33
1928
23
1929
33
1930
55
1931
44
1932
34
1933
35
1934
36
1935
25
1936
58
1937
20
1938
22
1939
24
1940
25
1941
22
1942
26
1943
24
1944
24
1945
33
1946
29
1947
25
1948
11
1949
14
1950
28
1951
36
1952
16
1953
8
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Howe between 19 January 1940 and 19 January 1940. Each dot is a new record.
When Howe set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1940-01-19
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 128.8 mm (5.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Howe. The most was 128.8 mm (5.1 in) on 3 September 1932.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Howe
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
4 January 1922
Feb
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
19 February 1939
Mar
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
15 March 1944
Apr
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
20 April 1929
May
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
15 May 1916
Jun
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
25 June 1937
Jul
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
22 July 1907
Aug
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
27 August 1940
Sep
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
3 September 1932
Oct
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1 October 1945
Nov
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
2 November 1936
Dec
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
7 December 1927
Period of Record Coverage
1905 to 1953
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
49 years of record at Howe, 1905 to 1953. 10 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1905, 1910, 1913, 1922, 1924, 1940, 1941, 1942 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at Howe, 1906 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.5 C (49.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 6.9 C (44.3 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.9 C (53.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Howe as warming stripes, 1906 to 1952
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1906
9.8 C
+0.20 C
1907
8.1 C
-1.41 C
1908
9.9 C
+0.35 C
1909
9.1 C
-0.49 C
1911
10.3 C
+0.71 C
1912
9.2 C
-0.37 C
1914
9.3 C
-0.27 C
1915
9.0 C
-0.59 C
1916
9.1 C
-0.43 C
1917
6.9 C
-2.70 C
1918
8.9 C
-0.70 C
1919
10.0 C
+0.40 C
1920
9.1 C
-0.41 C
1923
9.5 C
-0.05 C
1926
8.3 C
-1.23 C
1927
10.0 C
+0.41 C
1929
8.8 C
-0.76 C
1931
11.9 C
+2.35 C
1933
10.8 C
+1.22 C
1934
10.3 C
+0.79 C
1935
9.4 C
-0.12 C
1936
9.7 C
+0.11 C
1937
9.2 C
-0.39 C
1938
10.7 C
+1.18 C
1939
10.5 C
+0.90 C
1943
8.9 C
-0.65 C
1946
10.9 C
+1.39 C
1947
9.2 C
-0.39 C
1949
10.4 C
+0.84 C
1951
9.1 C
-0.47 C
1952
10.0 C
+0.46 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1906 to 1952 is 0.23 C (-0.01 to 0.47) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.41 F (-0.03 to 0.84) 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 Howe
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.23 C (-0.01 to 0.47) per decade
0.41 F (-0.03 to 0.84) per decade
1906 to 1952
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.2 to 0.4) per decade
0.2 F (-0.3 to 0.7) per decade
1906 to 1952
31
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
0.6 F (0.1 to 1.1) per decade
1906 to 1952
31
Rise
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
1905 to 1953
Yearly extremes at Howe: 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)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
49
Coldest night (TNn)
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1917
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
49
Wettest day (Rx1day)
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1932
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
49
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1940
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
49
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1908
18 days
49
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Howe, 1905 to 1953. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Howe by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1905
21.7 C (71.1 F)
1906
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1907
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1916
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1917
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1931
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1937
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1938
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1942
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1943
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1953
37.2 C (99.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Howe, 1905 to 1953. The record is -30.6 C (-23.1 F) in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.7 C (-7.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Howe by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1905
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1906
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1907
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1908
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1909
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1910
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1911
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1912
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1913
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1915
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1916
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1917
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1918
-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1919
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1920
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1922
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1923
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1925
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1926
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1927
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1928
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1931
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1932
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1933
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1937
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1938
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1942
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1943
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1944
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1949
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Howe, 1905 to 1953. The record is 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1932, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.6 mm (2.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Howe by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1905
20.3 mm (0.8 in)
1906
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1907
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1908
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1910
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1911
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1912
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1913
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1914
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1915
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1916
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1917
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1919
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1920
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1921
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1922
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1925
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1926
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1927
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1928
45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1929
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1930
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1931
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1932
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1933
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1934
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1935
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1936
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1937
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1938
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1939
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1941
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1942
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1943
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1944
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1945
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1946
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1947
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1951
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1953
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Howe, 1905 to 1953. The record is 169.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 82.4 mm (3.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Howe by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1905
31.7 mm (1.2 in)
1906
64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1907
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1908
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1909
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1910
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1911
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1912
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1913
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1914
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1915
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1917
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1918
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1919
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1920
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1921
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1922
59.5 mm (2.3 in)
1923
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1924
56.2 mm (2.2 in)
1925
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1926
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1927
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1928
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1929
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1930
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1931
68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1932
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1933
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1934
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1935
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1936
67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1937
155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1938
60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1939
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1940
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1941
72.8 mm (2.9 in)
1942
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1943
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1944
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1945
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1946
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1947
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1948
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1949
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1950
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1952
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
1953
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Howe, 1905 to 1953. The record is 40 days in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Howe by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1905
18 days
1906
36 days
1907
27 days
1908
40 days
1909
16 days
1910
17 days
1911
19 days
1912
24 days
1913
18 days
1914
15 days
1915
23 days
1916
17 days
1917
20 days
1918
20 days
1919
19 days
1920
15 days
1921
27 days
1922
16 days
1923
20 days
1924
13 days
1925
27 days
1926
13 days
1927
19 days
1928
17 days
1929
13 days
1930
20 days
1931
19 days
1932
19 days
1933
17 days
1934
22 days
1935
14 days
1936
22 days
1937
13 days
1938
16 days
1939
17 days
1940
12 days
1941
17 days
1942
20 days
1943
21 days
1944
26 days
1945
15 days
1946
23 days
1947
28 days
1948
27 days
1949
13 days
1950
12 days
1951
12 days
1952
17 days
1953
12 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 Howe falls on 11 May and the median first autumn frost on 3 October, which leaves a median of 147 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Howe
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1907 to 1952)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
11 May
n/a
11 May
n/a
-0.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
3 October
n/a
3 October
n/a
-1.0 days per decade
Growing days
147 days
n/a
147 days
n/a
-0.6 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
38 years, 1906 to 1952
A day with at least 56.6 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 133.2 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Howe: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
74.6 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
87.5 mm (3.4 in)
25 years
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
50 years
118.7 mm (4.7 in)
Longer than the 38 years of record
100 years
133.2 mm (5.2 in)
Longer than the 38 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, 38 years of values from 1906 to 1952.
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: 128.8 mm (5.1 in) in 1932; 99.3 mm (3.9 in) in 1937; 95.3 mm (3.8 in) in 1907.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.