000 CDUS43 KIWX 010532 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 1231 AM EST SAT APR 1 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 70 545 PM 82 1986 54 16 64 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 9 1923 33 18 35 AVERAGE 61 44 17 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.38 1.43 1945 0.11 0.27 0.12 MONTH TO DATE 1.98 2.86 -0.88 1.46 SINCE MAR 1 1.98 2.86 -0.88 1.46 SINCE JAN 1 6.63 6.85 -0.22 8.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.2 SINCE OCT 1 27.1 SINCE JUL 1 27.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 21 -17 15 MONTH TO DATE 809 835 -26 925 SINCE MAR 1 809 835 -26 925 SINCE JUL 1 4974 5509 -535 5365 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 800 AM LOWEST 55 400 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 78 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 18 1964 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2006.........SUNRISE 624 AM EST SUNSET 706 PM EST APRIL 2 2006.........SUNRISE 723 AM EDT SUNSET 807 PM EDT - 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 31 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 72 331 PM 85 1981 53 19 58 MINIMUM 48 1159 PM 14 1969 33 15 35 1954 AVERAGE 60 43 17 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.11 0.62 1973 0.11 0.00 T MONTH TO DATE 3.08 2.89 0.19 2.05 SINCE MAR 1 3.08 2.89 0.19 2.05 SINCE JAN 1 6.90 7.14 -0.24 9.07 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 3.6 SINCE OCT 1 38.0 SINCE JUL 1 38.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 22 -17 18 MONTH TO DATE 840 844 -4 984 SINCE MAR 1 840 844 -4 984 SINCE JUL 1 5107 5542 -435 5458 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 20.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 900 AM LOWEST 44 200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 80 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 18 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2006.........SUNRISE 628 AM EST SUNSET 711 PM EST APRIL 2 2006.........SUNRISE 727 AM EDT SUNSET 812 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$