000 CDUS43 KIWX 040623 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 123 AM EST SAT MAR 4 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 35 321 PM 73 1983 42 -7 30 MINIMUM 23 727 AM -6 1943 24 -1 9 AVERAGE 29 33 -4 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.13 1953 0.08 -0.08 T MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.24 -0.23 0.08 SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.24 -0.23 0.08 SINCE JAN 1 4.66 4.23 0.43 7.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T SINCE OCT 1 24.9 SINCE JUL 1 24.9 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 32 4 45 MONTH TO DATE 94 98 -4 130 SINCE MAR 1 94 98 -4 130 SINCE JUL 1 4259 4772 -513 4570 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 1200 AM LOWEST 51 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 78 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 0 1978 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2006.........SUNRISE 710 AM EST SUNSET 635 PM EST MARCH 5 2006.........SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 636 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 3 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 33 218 PM 75 1983 41 -8 29 MINIMUM 26 806 AM -1 1943 24 2 10 AVERAGE 30 33 -3 20 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.89 1953 0.08 -0.08 T MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.24 -0.23 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.24 -0.23 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 3.83 4.49 -0.66 7.37 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.1 SINCE OCT 1 34.5 SINCE JUL 1 34.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 32 3 45 MONTH TO DATE 97 98 -1 128 SINCE MAR 1 97 98 -1 128 SINCE JUL 1 4364 4796 -432 4602 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 1200 AM LOWEST 59 100 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 76 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -3 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2006.........SUNRISE 715 AM EST SUNSET 639 PM EST MARCH 5 2006.........SUNRISE 714 AM EST SUNSET 640 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$