000 CDUS43 KIWX 070654 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 153 AM EST TUE MAR 7 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 34 443 PM 72 1983 43 -9 59 MINIMUM 28 1054 PM -4 1960 25 3 31 AVERAGE 31 34 -3 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.40 1995 0.08 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.48 -0.35 0.46 SINCE MAR 1 0.13 0.48 -0.35 0.46 SINCE JAN 1 4.78 4.47 0.31 7.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.3 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 SINCE OCT 1 26.4 SINCE JUL 1 26.4 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 31 3 20 MONTH TO DATE 196 192 4 212 SINCE MAR 1 196 192 4 212 SINCE JUL 1 4361 4866 -505 4652 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 82 600 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 74 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -3 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2006.........SUNRISE 706 AM EST SUNSET 639 PM EST MARCH 8 2006.........SUNRISE 704 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. ................................... ...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 36 527 PM 71 1973 43 -7 58 MINIMUM 23 1153 PM -2 1960 25 -2 31 AVERAGE 30 34 -4 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 0.84 1946 0.08 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.48 -0.23 0.59 SINCE MAR 1 0.25 0.48 -0.23 0.59 SINCE JAN 1 4.07 4.73 -0.66 7.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.7 MONTH TO DATE 3.5 SINCE OCT 1 37.9 SINCE JUL 1 37.9 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 35 31 4 20 MONTH TO DATE 208 192 16 218 SINCE MAR 1 208 192 16 218 SINCE JUL 1 4475 4890 -415 4692 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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 1100 AM LOWEST 75 500 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 79 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -2 1999 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2006.........SUNRISE 711 AM EST SUNSET 643 PM EST MARCH 8 2006.........SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 644 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$