First freeze 2026 · Indianapolis, IN
When is Indianapolis's first freeze?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). Only 15 of 155 falls since 1871 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
- This fall
- None yet
- Normal date
- Oct 22 (1991-2020 median)
- Earliest on record
- Sep 30, 1899
- Latest on record
- Nov 27, 1902
- Record since
- 1871 (155 falls)
- Station
- Indianapolis International Airport
- Coldest so far
- 34°F on Nov 7
- Hard freeze (28°F)
- None yet through Nov 7, 4 days past the normal date (Nov 3). 57 of 155 falls since 1871 went past Nov 7 without a hard freeze.
Common questions
When is Indianapolis's first freeze?
Around Oct 22. That is the median date of the first freeze (a low of 32°F or colder) at Indianapolis International Airport over the 1991-2020 falls, our calculation from NOAA's record.
Has Indianapolis had its first freeze this fall?
None yet through Nov 7, 16 days past the normal date (Oct 22). Only 15 of 155 falls since 1871 went past Nov 7 without a freeze.
What is the earliest first freeze on record in Indianapolis?
Sep 30, 1899, in a record that goes back to 1871.
What is the latest first freeze on record in Indianapolis?
Nov 27, 1902.
Every fall on record
| Season | Date | Low |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 2024 | Nov 21 | 29°F |
| 2023 | Oct 30 | 30°F |
| 2022 | Oct 19 | 32°F |
| 2021 | Nov 3 | 28°F |
| 2020 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 2019 | Oct 31 | 29°F |
| 2018 | Oct 21 | 28°F |
| 2017 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 2016 | Nov 12 | 30°F |
| 2015 | Oct 18 | 30°F |
| 2014 | Nov 1 | 29°F |
| 2013 | Oct 22 | 30°F |
| 2012 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 2011 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 2010 | Nov 3 | 31°F |
| 2009 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 2008 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 2007 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 2006 | Oct 12 | 31°F |
| 2005 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 2004 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 2003 | Oct 2 | 32°F |
| 2002 | Nov 1 | 27°F |
| 2001 | Oct 7 | 30°F |
| 2000 | Oct 7 | 30°F |
| 1999 | Oct 25 | 31°F |
| 1998 | Oct 23 | 31°F |
| 1997 | Oct 22 | 27°F |
| 1996 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1995 | Oct 22 | 32°F |
| 1994 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1993 | Sep 30 | 32°F |
| 1992 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 1991 | Oct 7 | 31°F |
| 1990 | Oct 19 | 29°F |
| 1989 | Oct 4 | 32°F |
| 1988 | Oct 8 | 31°F |
| 1987 | Oct 4 | 31°F |
| 1986 | Nov 3 | 31°F |
| 1985 | Oct 2 | 31°F |
| 1984 | Nov 2 | 32°F |
| 1983 | Nov 4 | 28°F |
| 1982 | Oct 17 | 30°F |
| 1981 | Oct 3 | 29°F |
| 1980 | Oct 5 | 32°F |
| 1979 | Oct 10 | 30°F |
| 1978 | Oct 15 | 31°F |
| 1977 | Oct 13 | 31°F |
| 1976 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1975 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1974 | Oct 2 | 29°F |
| 1973 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1972 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1971 | Nov 4 | 27°F |
| 1970 | Oct 16 | 30°F |
| 1969 | Oct 17 | 31°F |
| 1968 | Oct 5 | 31°F |
| 1967 | Oct 11 | 32°F |
| 1966 | Oct 30 | 29°F |
| 1965 | Oct 24 | 30°F |
| 1964 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1963 | Oct 30 | 27°F |
| 1962 | Oct 24 | 29°F |
| 1961 | Oct 27 | 28°F |
| 1960 | Oct 20 | 29°F |
| 1959 | Oct 18 | 29°F |
| 1958 | Oct 30 | 31°F |
| 1957 | Oct 20 | 31°F |
| 1956 | Nov 8 | 30°F |
| 1955 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1954 | Oct 28 | 32°F |
| 1953 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 1952 | Oct 6 | 31°F |
| 1951 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1950 | Nov 5 | 24°F |
| 1949 | Oct 27 | 30°F |
| 1948 | Oct 17 | 26°F |
| 1947 | Nov 8 | 29°F |
| 1946 | Oct 1 | 32°F |
| 1945 | Oct 9 | 32°F |
| 1944 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1943 | Oct 17 | 27°F |
| 1942 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1941 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1940 | Nov 7 | 31°F |
| 1939 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1938 | Nov 9 | 30°F |
| 1937 | Oct 14 | 31°F |
| 1936 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1935 | Oct 4 | 32°F |
| 1934 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 1933 | Nov 7 | 30°F |
| 1932 | Oct 30 | 32°F |
| 1931 | Nov 6 | 32°F |
| 1930 | Oct 18 | 32°F |
| 1929 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1928 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1927 | Nov 5 | 30°F |
| 1926 | Oct 25 | 32°F |
| 1925 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1924 | Nov 8 | 32°F |
| 1923 | Oct 30 | 27°F |
| 1922 | Nov 20 | 32°F |
| 1921 | Nov 1 | 28°F |
| 1920 | Nov 10 | 32°F |
| 1919 | Nov 4 | 30°F |
| 1918 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1917 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 1916 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1915 | Nov 14 | 31°F |
| 1914 | Oct 26 | 32°F |
| 1913 | Oct 20 | 32°F |
| 1912 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1911 | Oct 29 | 32°F |
| 1910 | Oct 28 | 30°F |
| 1909 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 1908 | Oct 31 | 31°F |
| 1907 | Oct 28 | 31°F |
| 1906 | Oct 10 | 31°F |
| 1905 | Oct 26 | 31°F |
| 1904 | Oct 27 | 31°F |
| 1903 | Oct 24 | 31°F |
| 1902 | Nov 27 | 29°F |
| 1901 | Nov 3 | 30°F |
| 1900 | Nov 8 | 27°F |
| 1899 | Sep 30 | 30°F |
| 1898 | Oct 27 | 27°F |
| 1897 | Nov 12 | 26°F |
| 1896 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 1895 | Oct 1 | 32°F |
| 1894 | Nov 6 | 29°F |
| 1893 | Oct 29 | 30°F |
| 1892 | Oct 30 | 28°F |
| 1891 | Oct 16 | 32°F |
| 1890 | Nov 3 | 32°F |
| 1889 | Oct 7 | 29°F |
| 1888 | Oct 3 | 32°F |
| 1887 | Oct 12 | 32°F |
| 1886 | Oct 2 | 32°F |
| 1885 | Oct 21 | 31°F |
| 1884 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1883 | Nov 1 | 32°F |
| 1882 | Nov 13 | 29°F |
| 1881 | Nov 14 | 28°F |
| 1880 | Oct 18 | 31°F |
| 1879 | Oct 24 | 32°F |
| 1878 | Oct 23 | 32°F |
| 1877 | Nov 1 | 31°F |
| 1876 | Oct 9 | 30°F |
| 1875 | Oct 12 | 28°F |
| 1874 | Oct 31 | 30°F |
| 1873 | Oct 24 | 30°F |
| 1872 | Nov 14 | 26°F |
| 1871 | Oct 28 | 31°F |
Sources
- Daily low temperature and snowfall, threaded station records (ThreadEx), NOAA Regional Climate Centers, Applied Climate Information System (ACIS)