Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Whiting (USC00129570), Indiana, United States, with 54 years of record.
Key Facts for Whiting
Whiting (USC00129570) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 41.65 latitude and -87.48 longitude, 189 m (620 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1909 to 1962, 54 years of record.
1,464 records set at Whiting still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Whiting set a monthly record high minimum temperature of 23.9 C (75.0 F) on 31 May 1962.
About the Station
Location: Indiana, United States, 41.65 latitude, -87.48 longitude.
Elevation: 189 m (620 ft).
Period of record: 1909 to 1962, 54 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 Whiting. 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 Whiting, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
20.6 C (69.1 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
19.4 C (66.9 F)
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Whiting still stand. 1930 holds the most, with 51.
Standing records at Whiting by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1909
15
1910
34
1911
34
1912
39
1913
35
1914
42
1915
48
1916
35
1917
42
1918
40
1919
19
1920
31
1921
21
1922
22
1923
23
1924
44
1925
30
1926
34
1927
19
1928
27
1929
25
1930
51
1931
37
1932
27
1933
29
1934
31
1935
21
1936
44
1937
17
1938
25
1939
25
1940
23
1941
23
1942
36
1943
19
1944
13
1945
32
1946
29
1947
17
1948
13
1949
15
1950
31
1951
30
1952
12
1953
31
1954
26
1955
27
1956
22
1957
11
1958
22
1959
15
1960
18
1961
18
1962
15
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Whiting between 29 July 1941 and 3 October 1954. Each dot is a new record.
When Whiting set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1941-07-29
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1947-04-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1954-10-03
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 159.5 mm (6.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 159.5 mm (6.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Whiting. The most was 159.5 mm (6.3 in) on 3 October 1954.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Whiting
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
21 January 1916
Feb
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
6 February 1942
Mar
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
19 March 1948
Apr
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
5 April 1947
May
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
12 May 1935
Jun
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
14 June 1912
Jul
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
13 July 1957
Aug
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
11 August 1931
Sep
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
15 September 1931
Oct
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
3 October 1954
Nov
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
29 November 1919
Dec
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
22 December 1949
Period of Record Coverage
1909 to 1962
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
54 years of record at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1909, 1923, 1925, 1948, 1952, 1958, 1962.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 39 complete years at Whiting, 1910 to 1961. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.8 C (51.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.2 C (46.8 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 12.9 C (55.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.7 C (4.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Whiting as warming stripes, 1910 to 1961
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1910
11.1 C
+0.23 C
1911
10.9 C
+0.01 C
1912
9.0 C
-1.86 C
1913
10.9 C
+0.00 C
1916
9.8 C
-1.10 C
1917
8.2 C
-2.63 C
1918
10.2 C
-0.61 C
1921
12.0 C
+1.13 C
1922
10.3 C
-0.52 C
1926
9.3 C
-1.54 C
1927
10.8 C
-0.02 C
1928
10.5 C
-0.35 C
1929
10.0 C
-0.87 C
1930
11.2 C
+0.32 C
1931
12.6 C
+1.75 C
1932
10.7 C
-0.15 C
1933
11.2 C
+0.34 C
1934
11.1 C
+0.23 C
1935
10.3 C
-0.60 C
1936
10.3 C
-0.57 C
1937
10.3 C
-0.60 C
1938
12.2 C
+1.30 C
1939
11.8 C
+0.91 C
1940
9.9 C
-0.94 C
1941
11.7 C
+0.86 C
1942
11.0 C
+0.10 C
1943
10.1 C
-0.73 C
1944
11.1 C
+0.29 C
1945
10.5 C
-0.36 C
1946
12.1 C
+1.22 C
1947
10.4 C
-0.47 C
1949
11.5 C
+0.69 C
1951
10.2 C
-0.66 C
1953
12.9 C
+2.02 C
1954
12.7 C
+1.84 C
1955
12.2 C
+1.30 C
1956
12.0 C
+1.14 C
1960
10.1 C
-0.73 C
1961
10.4 C
-0.49 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade over 1910 to 1961. In Fahrenheit: 0.5 F (0.1 to 0.9) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 39 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Whiting
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.3 C (0.1 to 0.5) per decade
0.5 F (0.1 to 0.9) per decade
1910 to 1961
39
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.20 C (-0.04 to 0.44) per decade
0.4 F (-0.1 to 0.8) per decade
1910 to 1961
39
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade
0.6 F (0.2 to 1.0) per decade
1910 to 1961
39
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
1909 to 1962
Yearly extremes at Whiting: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1934
37.2 C (99.0 F)
54
Coldest night (TNn)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1933
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
54
Wettest day (Rx1day)
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1954
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
54
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1954
84.7 mm (3.3 in)
54
Longest dry spell (CDD)
37 days
1919
21 days
54
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Whiting by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1909
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1915
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1922
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1923
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1924
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1927
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1952
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1962
33.3 C (91.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.8 C (-9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Whiting by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1909
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1910
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1911
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1912
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1913
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1915
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1916
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1917
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1919
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1920
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1921
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1922
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1923
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1924
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1925
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1926
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1928
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1929
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1930
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1931
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1933
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1934
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1937
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1940
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1941
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1942
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1944
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1947
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1948
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1950
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1951
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1953
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1955
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1956
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1957
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1959
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1960
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1961
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1962
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. The record is 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.2 mm (2.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Whiting by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1909
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1910
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1911
32.0 mm (1.3 in)
1912
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1914
35.1 mm (1.4 in)
1915
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1916
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1917
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1918
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1921
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1922
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1923
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1924
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1925
34.5 mm (1.4 in)
1926
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1927
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1928
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1929
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1932
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1933
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1934
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1935
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1936
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1937
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1938
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1939
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1940
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1941
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1942
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1943
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1945
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1946
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1948
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1949
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1951
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953
24.1 mm (0.9 in)
1954
159.5 mm (6.3 in)
1955
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1956
40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1959
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1960
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1961
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1962
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. The record is 187.7 mm (7.4 in) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.7 mm (3.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Whiting by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1909
44.9 mm (1.8 in)
1910
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1912
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1913
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1914
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1916
81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1917
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1918
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1919
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1920
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1921
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1922
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1923
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1924
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1925
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1926
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1927
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1928
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1929
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1930
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1931
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1932
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1933
154.6 mm (6.1 in)
1934
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1935
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1936
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
1937
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1938
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1939
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1940
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1941
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1942
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1943
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1944
69.8 mm (2.7 in)
1945
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1948
69.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1950
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1951
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1952
60.8 mm (2.4 in)
1953
52.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954
187.7 mm (7.4 in)
1955
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1956
70.3 mm (2.8 in)
1957
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1958
93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1959
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1960
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1961
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1962
26.6 mm (1.0 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Whiting, 1909 to 1962. The record is 37 days in 1919, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Whiting by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1909
11 days
1910
29 days
1911
17 days
1912
15 days
1913
22 days
1914
19 days
1915
33 days
1916
24 days
1917
22 days
1918
17 days
1919
37 days
1920
17 days
1921
13 days
1922
17 days
1923
16 days
1924
23 days
1925
21 days
1926
14 days
1927
17 days
1928
19 days
1929
21 days
1930
18 days
1931
23 days
1932
17 days
1933
26 days
1934
29 days
1935
16 days
1936
19 days
1937
19 days
1938
20 days
1939
29 days
1940
25 days
1941
16 days
1942
16 days
1943
25 days
1944
28 days
1945
13 days
1946
35 days
1947
35 days
1948
28 days
1949
20 days
1950
17 days
1951
16 days
1952
28 days
1953
22 days
1954
19 days
1955
21 days
1956
30 days
1957
30 days
1958
30 days
1959
28 days
1960
28 days
1961
16 days
1962
11 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
39 years with a frost
Across 39 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Whiting falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 185 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +5.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Whiting
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1926 to 1961)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 April
n/a
18 April
n/a
-2.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
24 October
n/a
28 October
n/a
+3.3 days per decade
Growing days
185 days
n/a
191 days
n/a
+5.3 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
46 years, 1910 to 1961
A day with at least 54.8 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.6 mm (5.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Whiting: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
5 years
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
10 years
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
25 years
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
50 years
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1910 to 1961.
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: 159.5 mm (6.3 in) in 1954; 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1947; 116.8 mm (4.6 in) in 1931.
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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.