000 CDUS43 KIWX 180624 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 124 AM EST SAT MAR 18 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 42 449 PM 71 2003 48 -6 47 1966 1945 MINIMUM 27 1159 PM 4 1941 29 -2 30 AVERAGE 35 39 -4 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.05 1980 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.32 1.45 -0.13 0.75 SINCE MAR 1 1.32 1.45 -0.13 0.75 SINCE JAN 1 5.97 5.44 0.53 8.18 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 1.8 SINCE OCT 1 26.7 SINCE JUL 1 26.7 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 26 4 26 MONTH TO DATE 438 504 -66 605 SINCE MAR 1 438 504 -66 605 SINCE JUL 1 4603 5178 -575 5045 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. MIXED PRECIP LT FREEZING RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 1200 AM LOWEST 41 500 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 72 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 8 1967 1941 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE 648 AM EST SUNSET 651 PM EST MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE 646 AM EST SUNSET 652 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 17 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 39 202 PM 72 2003 47 -8 36 1966 MINIMUM 25 1130 PM 4 1941 29 -4 24 AVERAGE 32 38 -6 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.91 1965 0.09 -0.09 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 2.81 1.45 1.36 1.18 SINCE MAR 1 2.81 1.45 1.36 1.18 SINCE JAN 1 6.63 5.70 0.93 8.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T MONTH TO DATE 3.6 SINCE OCT 1 38.0 SINCE JUL 1 38.0 SNOW DEPTH T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 33 27 6 35 MONTH TO DATE 455 507 -52 641 SINCE MAR 1 455 507 -52 641 SINCE JUL 1 4722 5205 -483 5115 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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 700 AM LOWEST 52 100 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 71 1979 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 11 1941 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE 652 AM EST SUNSET 655 PM EST MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE 650 AM EST SUNSET 656 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$