000 CDUS43 KIWX 030623 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 123 AM EST FRI MAR 3 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1911 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 43 1152 AM 69 1992 41 2 25 MINIMUM 30 1159 PM -7 1980 24 6 14 AVERAGE 37 33 4 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.72 1940 0.08 -0.07 T MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.08 SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.08 SINCE JAN 1 4.66 4.15 0.51 7.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE T SINCE OCT 1 24.9 SINCE JUL 1 24.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 33 -5 45 MONTH TO DATE 58 66 -8 85 SINCE MAR 1 58 66 -8 85 SINCE JUL 1 4223 4740 -517 4525 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW SLEET RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 300 AM LOWEST 53 1100 AM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 73 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -6 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2006.........SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 634 PM EST MARCH 4 2006.........SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 635 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 2 2006... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1940 TO 2006 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 36 1047 AM 68 1992 41 -5 24 1974 MINIMUM 29 1001 PM 2 1978 23 6 17 AVERAGE 33 32 1 21 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 0.73 2002 0.08 -0.07 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.16 -0.15 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 3.83 4.41 -0.58 7.37 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.1 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 SINCE OCT 1 34.5 SINCE JUL 1 34.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 32 33 -1 44 MONTH TO DATE 62 66 -4 83 SINCE MAR 1 62 66 -4 83 SINCE JUL 1 4329 4764 -435 4557 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 100 PM LOWEST 47 1200 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 75 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -1 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2006.........SUNRISE 717 AM EST SUNSET 638 PM EST MARCH 4 2006.........SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 639 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$