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Plainfield averages 25.5 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is January (8.8″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 8 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 27 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.1″
0
0
2
46°F
November
0.8″
<1
<1
13
35°F
December
6.4″
2
6
23
26°F
January
8.8″
3
11
26
21°F
February
6.0″
2
7
22
24°F
March
3.2″
1
2
16
33°F
April
0.2″
<1
<1
4
43°F
Year
25.5″
8
27
105
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Indianapolis (6 mi from the city center, +56 ft elevation difference). Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
25.5 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Indianapolis station, 6 miles away). The snowiest month is January with 8.8 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Plainfield have?
About 105 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 21 °F.