000 CDUS43 KIWX 060631 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 131 AM EST MON MAR 6 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 42 413 PM 80 1983 43 -1 41 MINIMUM 17 713 AM -5 1978 25 -8 32 AVERAGE 30 34 -4 37 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.09 0.74 1996 0.08 0.01 0.25 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 0.40 -0.30 0.46 SINCE MAR 1 0.10 0.40 -0.30 0.46 SINCE JAN 1 4.75 4.39 0.36 7.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 1.2 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 SINCE OCT 1 26.1 SINCE JUL 1 26.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 31 4 28 MONTH TO DATE 162 161 1 192 SINCE MAR 1 162 161 1 192 SINCE JUL 1 4327 4835 -508 4632 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 72 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -4 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2006.........SUNRISE 707 AM EST SUNSET 637 PM EST MARCH 7 2006.........SUNRISE 706 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. ................................... ...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 38 301 PM 76 1983 42 -4 39 MINIMUM 17 553 AM 1 1978 25 -8 29 AVERAGE 28 33 -5 34 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 0.65 1976 0.08 0.09 T MONTH TO DATE 0.18 0.40 -0.22 0.59 SINCE MAR 1 0.18 0.40 -0.22 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 4.00 4.65 -0.65 7.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 2.7 MONTH TO DATE 2.8 SINCE OCT 1 37.2 SINCE JUL 1 37.2 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 37 31 6 31 MONTH TO DATE 173 161 12 198 SINCE MAR 1 173 161 12 198 SINCE JUL 1 4440 4859 -419 4672 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 200 AM LOWEST 52 300 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 71 1973 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -2 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2006.........SUNRISE 712 AM EST SUNSET 641 PM EST MARCH 7 2006.........SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 643 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$