000 CDUS43 KIWX 080623 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 123 AM EST WED MAR 8 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 42 414 PM 74 2000 44 -2 55 MINIMUM 19 714 AM -3 1943 26 -7 26 AVERAGE 31 35 -4 41 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.88 1994 0.08 -0.08 0.03 1931 MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.56 -0.43 0.49 SINCE MAR 1 0.13 0.56 -0.43 0.49 SINCE JAN 1 4.78 4.55 0.23 7.92 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 SINCE OCT 1 26.4 SINCE JUL 1 26.4 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 30 4 24 MONTH TO DATE 230 222 8 236 SINCE MAR 1 230 222 8 236 SINCE JUL 1 4395 4896 -501 4676 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 700 AM LOWEST 45 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... 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 2006.........SUNRISE 704 AM EST SUNSET 640 PM EST MARCH 9 2006.........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 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 43 339 PM 79 2000 43 0 53 MINIMUM 15 704 AM -2 1999 25 -10 25 AVERAGE 29 34 -5 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.92 1995 0.08 -0.08 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.25 0.56 -0.31 0.62 SINCE MAR 1 0.25 0.56 -0.31 0.62 SINCE JAN 1 4.07 4.81 -0.74 7.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 3.5 SINCE OCT 1 37.9 SINCE JUL 1 37.9 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 31 5 26 MONTH TO DATE 244 223 21 244 SINCE MAR 1 244 223 21 244 SINCE JUL 1 4511 4921 -410 4718 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 S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 39 300 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... 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 2006.........SUNRISE 709 AM EST SUNSET 644 PM EST MARCH 9 2006.........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. $$