Indianapolis Sees The 1st 80 of The Year

The wait is over. The 1st of the summer heat has returned for this 7th day of May. Here's a look at today's weather observation and how it differs from normal.

MAY 7th	ACTUAL TEMP OBS.	NORMAL DAILY TEMP	DIFF. FROM NORMAL	RECORD TEMP	SPECIAL NOTES
HIGH TEMP	83°	70°	+13°	87° (1926)	Warmest Day of 2014. Warmest since Oct. 4th.
LOW TEMP	56°	50°	+6°	31° (1974)	Warmest Morning since Low of 63° on April 13th
AVG TEMP	70°	60°	+10°	N/A	No Notable Comments.

Today not only marks the 1st 80 of the year but marks the 14th day this year where temperatures have climbed above 70. We also saw our 2nd warmest morning of the year. The 214 day stretch between in between today and our last 80 (October 4th) ranks as the 17th longest sub 80 steak of all time. This is the latest day in the year we've had to wait for our 1st 80 in 18 years when the 1st 80 came on May 9th in 1996. The record for the earliest 1st 80 is March , while the last 1st 80 on record happened June 5, 1983. By the way, today's high temperature of 82° is more typical for June 13th but the average date for the 1st 80 normally comes around April 21st.