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How much snow did Indianapolis get?

New snow in Indianapolis, Indiana, from the NOAA analysis of Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET.

0.0 inNew snow in Indianapolis in the last 24 hours. This season so far: 0.0 inches, against about 25.5 inches in a normal year.

Indianapolis averages about 26 inches of snow a year, with about 8 days of an inch or more. With no big lakes or mountains nearby, its snow comes from storm systems tracking across the Midwest. Most of it falls from December through February, with lighter amounts possible in November and March.

Snow in towns near Indianapolis

TownDistance24 h72 hSeason
Indianapolis0 mi0.00.00.0
Beech Grove, IN5 mi0.00.00.0
Speedway, IN6 mi0.00.00.0
Lawrence, IN10 mi0.00.00.0
Cumberland, IN11 mi0.00.00.0
Greenwood, IN12 mi0.00.00.0
Carmel, IN13 mi0.00.00.0
Avon, IN13 mi0.00.00.0
Plainfield, IN13 mi0.00.00.0
Brownsburg, IN13 mi0.00.00.0
McCordsville, IN15 mi0.00.00.0

Inches of new snow. Each value is the NOAA analysis cell over the town's center point; the snow in your own neighborhood can differ.

How this compares with a normal year

The NOAA station INDIANAPOLIS, 14 km from the city center at 790 feet, averaged 25.5 inches of snow a year from 1991 to 2020: 0.9 inches in fall, 21.2 in winter and 3.4 in spring. With 0.0 inches since September 30, the season so far is about 0% of that yearly normal.

Questions people ask

How much snow did Indianapolis get in the last 24 hours?

0.0 inches, in the NOAA snowfall analysis for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET. The 48-hour total was 0.0 inches and the 72-hour total 0.0 inches.

How much snow does Indianapolis get in a year?

About 25.5 inches in a normal year (1991-2020 normal at INDIANAPOLIS, 14 km from the city center), with about 7.6 days a year of 1 inch or more.

How much snow has Indianapolis had this season?

0.0 inches from September 30, 2026 to November 3, 2026, about 0% of a normal year.

Other cities

Sources: NOAA NOHRSC National Snowfall Analysis v2; NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (USW00093819); U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer. Unofficial estimates, not for safety decisions.