Paragon weather by month
What a typical year looks like in Paragon, Indiana: average highs and lows, rain and snow, and the warmest and coldest days on record. Normals are the 1991–2020 averages at BLOOMINGTON INDIANA UNIV, 25 km from Paragon; records cover 1895–2026.
The year at a glance
- Precipitation a year
- 49.4 in1254 mm
- Snow a year
- 18 in44 cm
- Last spring freeze
- Apr 13
- First fall freeze
- Oct 29
- Heating degree days
- 5,281
- Cooling degree days
- 1,069
Freeze dates are medians (half of years earlier, half later). Degree days use a 65°F base; HVAC design temperatures here are 1°−17° (heating, 99%) and 94°34° (cooling, 1%).
Month by month
Paragon in January
Highs average 37°3° and lows 21°−6°, with 3.8 in96 mm of precipitation and 7 in18 cm of snow in a typical January.
- Record high
- 78°26° (1950)
- Record low
- −21°−29° (1985)
- Heating degree days
- 1122
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paragon in February
Highs average 42°5° and lows 23°−5°, with 3 in75 mm of precipitation and 4 in11 cm of snow in a typical February.
- Record high
- 76°24° (1932)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 909
- Cooling degree days
- 0
Paragon in March
Highs average 52°11° and lows 32°0°, with 3.7 in93 mm of precipitation and 1.3 in3.3 cm of snow in a typical March.
- Record high
- 86°30° (1910)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1943)
- Heating degree days
- 714
- Cooling degree days
- 3
Paragon in April
Highs average 64°18° and lows 42°6°, with 5.2 in132 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical April.
- Record high
- 91°33° (1925)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1923)
- Heating degree days
- 365
- Cooling degree days
- 15
Paragon in May
Highs average 74°23° and lows 53°12°, with 5.4 in136 mm of precipitation in a typical May.
- Record high
- 97°36° (1911)
- Record low
- 21°−6° (1994)
- Heating degree days
- 137
- Cooling degree days
- 83
Paragon in June
Highs average 82°28° and lows 62°17°, with 5.4 in137 mm of precipitation in a typical June.
- Record high
- 104°40° (2012)
- Record low
- 36°2° (1910)
- Heating degree days
- 18
- Cooling degree days
- 222
Paragon in July
Highs average 85°30° and lows 65°18°, with 4.6 in116 mm of precipitation in a typical July.
- Record high
- 110°43° (1936)
- Record low
- 46°8° (1911)
- Heating degree days
- 2
- Cooling degree days
- 312
Paragon in August
Highs average 85°29° and lows 64°18°, with 3.4 in86 mm of precipitation in a typical August.
- Record high
- 104°40° (1930)
- Record low
- 41°5° (1915)
- Heating degree days
- 3
- Cooling degree days
- 282
Paragon in September
Highs average 79°26° and lows 56°13°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation in a typical September.
- Record high
- 103°39° (1922)
- Record low
- 26°−3° (1899)
- Heating degree days
- 66
- Cooling degree days
- 130
Paragon in OctoberThis month
Highs average 66°19° and lows 44°7°, with 3.8 in97 mm of precipitation and 0.1 in0.3 cm of snow in a typical October.
- Record high
- 96°36° (1954)
- Record low
- 17°−8° (1925)
- Heating degree days
- 320
- Cooling degree days
- 21
Paragon in November
Highs average 53°12° and lows 34°1°, with 3.9 in100 mm of precipitation and 0.2 in0.5 cm of snow in a typical November.
- Record high
- 84°29° (1950)
- Record low
- −2°−19° (1958)
- Heating degree days
- 649
- Cooling degree days
- 1
Paragon in December
Highs average 41°5° and lows 26°−3°, with 3.5 in89 mm of precipitation and 5 in11 cm of snow in a typical December.
- Record high
- 74°23° (1982)
- Record low
- −20°−29° (1989)
- Heating degree days
- 976
- Cooling degree days
- 0