All eyes are on a cold front that will approach Central Indiana on Thursday.

The cold front will create our best chance of rain in nearly two weeks.

August is likely to go into the books as the driest on record.

Less rain has meant more heat for Indiana. Temperatures have soared to 19 or above 30 times this summer. This month, we have reached 90 degrees 9 times. It’s not just the frequency of the heat, but how many times temperatures have been to 95 degrees or more.

Here are high temperature breakdowns:

98 degrees: once

97 degrees: 3 times

96 degrees: 3 times

95 degrees: twice

We are almost certain to set a record for lack of rainfall this month. Since the month isn’t quite over, I suggest you write down the likely record in pencil until it becomes official.

The driest August on record was in 1897. I believe we will change that record to 2010! So far this month we have only recorded 0.37″ of rain. In 1897, only 0.42″ of rain was recorded.

Weather records were first started in 1871 in Indianapolis. The official site was downtown until 1943 when the office was moved to the airport.

Here are some other records you are probably remember:

24 Hour Rainfall Record: 7.20″ on Sept. 1, 2003

Earliest Snowfall on Record: 9.3″ from Oct. 18th thru Oct. 20th

Coldest Temp Ever in Indy: -27 on Jan. 19th, 1994