Dotlich Heliport

IN77 · Indiana, United States

Climate Dotlich Heliport 2023-2024

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Hendricks County-Gordon Graham Field (K2R2) between 2023 and 2024.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 33.6 34
February 80.8 81
March 74.9 75
April 73.2 73
May
June
July
August
September 88.9 89
October 78.4 79
November 83.5 84
December 52.1 52
Average 70.6 67.0 74.1

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 mi or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 60.4 60
February 96.8 97
March 89.4 89
April 89.2 89
May
June
July
August
September 92.1 92
October 91.7 92
November 90.9 91
December 75.8 76
Average 86.1 84.8 87.3

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 3⅛ mi or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 1.3 1
February 10.7 11
March 14.7 15
April 18.2 18
May
June
July
August
September 25.1 25
October 18.7 19
November 12.4 12
December 8.3 8
Average 12.9 11.2 14.5

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2024 2023
January -5.1 -5
February -2.8 -1
March 3.8 4
April 8.3 8
May
June
July
August
September 14.6 15
October 8.5 9
November 1.6 2
December 0.8 1
Average 3.2 1.5 4.9

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 11.4 12
February 3.5 4
March 4.4 5
April 8.9 9
May
June
July
August
September 3.1 3
October 5.3 5
November 5.0 5
December 6.8 7
Average 6.2 7.0 5.3

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2024 2023
January 8.3 8
February 8.7 9
March 10.4 10
April 10.1 10
May
June
July
August
September 3.7 4
October 8.0 8
November 8.1 8
December 7.5 8
Average 8.4 9.5 7.4

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2024 2023
January 250°
February 254°
March 237°
April 250°
May
June
July
August
September 106°
October 253°
November 240°
December 224°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.