Zimmerman. The Auburn Rubber Company was started in 1913 as the Double Fabric Tire Company, making tires for Auburn Automobile Company. In the 1920s as Auburn Rubber, it became a large manufacturer of rubber toys, leaving Auburn in 1959. Bank robber John Dillinger and some accomplices raided Auburn's police station on October 14, 1933, stealing a submachine gun, two steel vests, three rifles, six pistols and over 1000 rounds of ammunition. The acts that led to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349 (1978), the leading American case on judicial immunity, took place in Auburn in 1971. On June 28, 1988, four workers were asphyxiated at a local metal-plating plant in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history; a fifth victim died two days later. The Auburn Community Mausoleum, Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Downtown Auburn Historic District, and Eckhart Public Library and Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Auburn was home to early automobile company DeSoto in 1913. This company has no connection with the DeSoto that was manufactured by Chrysler. Geography Auburn is located north of Fort Wayne in Northern Indiana. According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of , all land. Most of Auburn is located in Union civil township. Portions of Jackson and Keyser civil townships are also within the city limits. Climate Auburn has typical continental weather with very warm summers and very cold winters. Average January temperatures are a high of and a low of . Average July temperatures are a high of and a low of . There are an average of 13.1 days with highs of or higher and an average of 136.8 days with lows of or lower. The record high temperature was on June 26, 1988. The record low temperature was on January 21, 1984. Average annual precipitation in Auburn is . The wettest month is normally June, with an average of . The wettest year was 1985 with and the driest year was 1964 with . The most precipitation in one month was in June 1981. The most precipitation in 24 hours was on August 20, 1904. There is an average of of snow each year. The snowiest season was 1981–82 with , including in January 1982. The most snowfall in 24 hours was on January 26, 1978. Demographics 2010 census As of the 2010