000 CDUS43 KIWX 080630 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 127 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 55 211 PM 74 2000 44 11 46 MINIMUM 26 1154 PM -3 1943 26 0 32 AVERAGE 41 35 6 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.88 1994 0.08 -0.05 0.03 1931 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.56 -0.07 1.24 SINCE MAR 1 0.49 0.56 -0.07 1.24 SINCE JAN 1 7.92 4.55 3.37 4.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 3.6 SINCE OCT 1 40.6 SINCE JUL 1 40.6 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 24 30 -6 26 MONTH TO DATE 236 222 14 136 SINCE MAR 1 236 222 14 136 SINCE JUL 1 4676 4896 -220 4846 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 800 AM LOWEST 66 1200 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 79 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -9 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 640 PM EST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 702 AM EST SUNSET 641 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2005... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2005 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 53 1152 AM 79 2000 43 10 43 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -2 1999 25 0 33 AVERAGE 39 34 5 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 0.92 1995 0.08 -0.05 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 0.62 0.56 0.06 1.87 SINCE MAR 1 0.62 0.56 0.06 1.87 SINCE JAN 1 7.64 4.81 2.83 4.19 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 6.1 SINCE OCT 1 68.0 SINCE JUL 1 68.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 26 31 -5 27 MONTH TO DATE 244 223 21 140 SINCE MAR 1 244 223 21 140 SINCE JUL 1 4718 4921 -203 4812 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN SNOW SLEET FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 300 PM LOWEST 52 200 AM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 80 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -13 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2005.........SUNRISE 708 AM EST SUNSET 644 PM EST MARCH 9 2005.........SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 645 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$