Indianapolis’ 92-degree high on Monday broke a 122-year-old temperature record for Oct. 1.
According to the National Weather Service, the previous record was 89 degrees, set in 1897.
This also breaks the record high for the entire month of October, which was set on October 8, 2007 at 91 degrees.
The NWS says September was the warmest in Indianapolis’ history and high temperatures will carry on into October. September saw the warmest temperatures in the area since 1871.
These temperatures were a result of increasingly drier ground conditions, with some areas receiving less than two inches of rain throughout the entire month.
Several southern Indiana counties recently declared burn bans due to drought conditions.
The NWS says it anticipates some cooler temperatures in October, with daily highs in the mid-to-upper 70s and overnight lows of upper 50s and 60s.