How extreme does Terre Haute's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Terre Haute has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Terre Haute Indiana State station. Updated through November 2025 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Terre Haute has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

109°F Jul 8, 2012

That is about 19°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in Terre Haute (typical high near 90°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 109°F Jul 8, 2012

2 108°F Jun 29, 2012

3 108°F Jun 30, 2012

❄️ Coldest night

-24°F Jan 17, 1977

About 43°F colder than a normal January night in Terre Haute (typical low near 19°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -24°F Jan 17, 1977

2 -22°F Dec 22, 1989

3 -22°F Dec 23, 1989

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.30 in Sep 1, 2003

More rain in a single day than Terre Haute usually gets in the whole month of September (typical September total about 3.3 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.30 in Sep 1, 2003

2 4.68 in Jul 21, 1973

3 4.60 in Aug 16, 1985

⛄ Most snow in one day

14.0 in Dec 31, 1973

The three most extreme on record

1 14.0 in Dec 31, 1973

2 11.5 in Feb 5, 1982

3 8.0 in Feb 4, 1982

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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Terre Haute's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 109°F is about 19°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Terre Haute's warmest days reach the low 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 109°F and as low as −24°F. A single day has delivered over 5 inches of rain or close to 14 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Terre Haute Indiana State (NOAA GHCN station USC00128723), inside the city.

How we build these numbers →

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