Columbus Bakalar AP Weather Records (USW00013803)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus Bakalar AP (USW00013803), Indiana, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus Bakalar AP

Columbus Bakalar AP (USW00013803) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 39.27 latitude and -85.90 longitude, 200 m (656 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbus Bakalar AP still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Indiana, United States, 39.27 latitude, -85.90 longitude.
Elevation: 200 m (656 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

41 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus Bakalar AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 41 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Columbus Bakalar AP, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.8 C (73.0 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	12.0 C (53.6 F)	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
Feb	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)	17.0 C (62.6 F)	-16.0 C (3.2 F)
Mar	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-9.0 C (15.8 F)
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-3.0 C (26.6 F)
May	33.9 C (93.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	7.0 C (44.6 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	18.0 C (64.4 F)
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	32.0 C (89.6 F)	4.0 C (39.2 F)
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-1.0 C (30.2 F)
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)	-6.0 C (21.2 F)
Dec	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Columbus Bakalar AP still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 166.

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 133.9 mm (5.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus Bakalar AP. The most was 133.9 mm (5.3 in) on 23 May 1952.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus Bakalar AP
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	3 January 1950
Feb	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 February 1965
Mar	105.7 mm (4.2 in)	9 March 1964
Apr	48.0 mm (1.9 in)	25 April 1965
May	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	23 May 1952
Jun	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	22 June 1956
Jul	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	25 July 1968
Aug	67.8 mm (2.7 in)	25 August 1967
Sep	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	15 September 1956
Oct	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	1 October 1961
Nov	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	18 November 1969
Dec	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	21 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

14 years of record at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2025. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1949, 1959, 1962, 1968.

Days with data per year at Columbus Bakalar AP
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	179	49%	No
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	364	99%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	243	67%	No
1962	6	2%	No
1968	1	0%	No
2025	352	96%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

10 complete years, 1950 to 2025

One stripe for each of 10 complete years at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1950 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.1 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1958, at 10.7 C (51.3 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 13.0 C (55.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).

Annual mean temperature at Columbus Bakalar AP as warming stripes, 1950 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	11.2 C	-0.90 C
1951	11.3 C	-0.71 C
1952	12.7 C	+0.60 C
1953	12.9 C	+0.80 C
1954	13.0 C	+0.97 C
1955	12.2 C	+0.14 C
1956	12.3 C	+0.27 C
1957	12.4 C	+0.34 C
1958	10.7 C	-1.31 C
2025	11.9 C	-0.17 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Columbus Bakalar AP: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1954	35.6 C (96.1 F)	15
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)	2026	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	15
Wettest day (Rx1day)	133.9 mm (5.3 in)	1952	57.0 mm (2.2 in)	22
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	1968	98.1 mm (3.9 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	27 days	1952	18 days	22

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2026. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus Bakalar AP by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1954	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	15.0 C (59.0 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2025	33.0 C (91.4 F)
2026	35.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2026. The record is -28.0 C (-18.4 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus Bakalar AP by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1950	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1951	-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1952	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1954	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1955	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1957	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	6.7 C (44.1 F)
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
2025	-22.0 C (-7.6 F)
2026	-28.0 C (-18.4 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2026. The record is 133.9 mm (5.3 in) in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 57.0 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus Bakalar AP by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1950	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1951	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1952	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1953	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1955	44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1956	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1958	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1960	41.4 mm (1.6 in)
1961	43.9 mm (1.7 in)
1962	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1963	53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1967	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1968	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1970	7.9 mm (0.31 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2026. The record is 168.9 mm (6.6 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.1 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus Bakalar AP by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1950	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1951	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1952	148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1953	98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1954	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1957	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1958	138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1959	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1960	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1961	44.4 mm (1.7 in)
1962	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1963	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1964	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965	107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1966	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	77.6 mm (3.1 in)
1968	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1969	97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1970	2.1 mm (0.08 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus Bakalar AP, 1949 to 2026. The record is 27 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus Bakalar AP by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	14 days
1950	16 days
1951	17 days
1952	27 days
1953	25 days
1954	20 days
1955	18 days
1956	19 days
1957	22 days
1958	25 days
1959	16 days
1960	5 days
1961	17 days
1962	18 days
1963	27 days
1964	19 days
1965	21 days
1966	17 days
1967	18 days
1968	18 days
1969	14 days
1970	12 days
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

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.

Download the Data

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).