Will Pipes Freeze in Pulaski County, IN? 55 nights a Year
Freeze nights in Pulaski County
In a normal year Pulaski County, IN gets 55 nights at or below 20°F, the point where bare pipes in a garage, attic or outside wall start to freeze. That is more than 68% of US counties.
Risk level: Severe. The risk season runs November to March, worst in January.
It depends where the pipe is
| Pipe | Freezes near | Nights a year |
|---|---|---|
| Outdoor spigot, open crawlspace | 32°F | 133 nights |
| Bare pipe in garage, attic or outside wall | 20°F | 55 nights |
| Insulated pipe in unheated space | 10°F | 25 nights |
| Inside the heated house | 0°F | 9 nights |
Foam-sleeving a bare pipe in unheated space takes it from 55 nights of risk to 25 nights. A 12 ft heat-tape kit runs $17 to $37; an average burst-pipe repair is about $500.
Month by month
Nights at or below 20°F in a normal year.
First 32°F night is usually around 10/18, last around 04/25. For 20°F: 11/21 to 03/24.
How cold Pulaski County nights get
Average winter (Dec-Feb) low: 19°F; the coldest month, January, averages 16°F overnight. 7 months normally bring at least one night below 32°F (Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Oct, Nov, Dec). Nights below 10°F, cold enough to freeze insulated pipe in an unheated space, come in January, February, March, November, December: 25 nights a year, and 9 nights below zero.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16°F | 18°F | 28°F | 38°F | 50°F | 59°F | 63°F | 61°F | 53°F | 42°F | 31°F | 22°F |
Pulaski County next to its neighbours
Starke County, IN, 27 km north, gets 56 nights below 20°F to Pulaski County's 55 nights. White County, IN, 36 km southwest, gets 52 nights.
| County | Distance | Below 32°F | Below 20°F | Jan low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County, IN | - | 133 nights | 55 nights | 16°F |
| Starke County, IN | 27 km north | 137 nights | 56 nights | 16°F |
| White County, IN | 36 km southwest | 131 nights | 52 nights | 17°F |
| Fulton County, IN | 36 km east | 128 nights | 50 nights | 17°F |
| Jasper County, IN | 36 km west | 130 nights | 53 nights | 16°F |
| Cass County, IN | 43 km southeast | 125 nights | 48 nights | 18°F |
| Marshall County, IN | 47 km northeast | 132 nights | 54 nights | 17°F |
Pulaski County within IN
Pulaski County ranks 7 of 92 IN counties for nights below 20°F. The most is Steuben County, IN at 63 nights, with a 19°F average winter low. The fewest is Floyd County, IN: 19 nights, winter lows near 29°F. At 698 ft, Pulaski County sits 61 ft below the state's median county elevation of 759 ft.
What to do here
- Treat it as a building fix, not a night-of routine: insulate, heat tape, seal crawlspace vents.
- An automatic leak shutoff pays for itself if one burst is avoided.
- Know where the main shutoff is before the first hard freeze.
Interior pipes have a threshold too: the four freeze points.
Where this comes from
NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, blended from 3 nearby stations and adjusted for elevation; closest is Winamac (2 mi SSE), IN, 9 km away (close match). A normal year, not tonight's forecast: check the forecast low for the night itself. What a "fair" or "distant" station match means is in the method guide.