000 CDUS43 KIWX 010532 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 131 AM EDT MON MAY 1 2006 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 58 449 PM 88 1942 66 -8 57 MINIMUM 50 644 AM 30 1958 43 7 39 1945 AVERAGE 54 54 0 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.49 1.37 1986 0.12 0.37 T MONTH TO DATE 4.26 3.54 0.72 2.15 SINCE MAR 1 6.24 6.40 -0.16 3.61 SINCE JAN 1 10.89 10.39 0.50 11.04 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T SINCE OCT 1 27.1 SINCE JUL 1 27.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 11 0 17 MONTH TO DATE 353 479 -126 399 SINCE MAR 1 1162 1314 -152 1324 SINCE JUL 1 5327 5988 -661 5764 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 7 -4 5 SINCE MAR 1 3 8 -5 5 SINCE JAN 1 3 8 -5 5 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 PM LOWEST 59 1200 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2006...........SUNRISE 639 AM EDT SUNSET 837 PM EDT MAY 2 2006...........SUNRISE 638 AM EDT SUNSET 839 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 APRIL 30 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 59 309 PM 91 1942 65 -6 56 MINIMUM 50 645 AM 31 1945 43 7 37 AVERAGE 55 54 1 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.44 0.71 1998 0.12 0.32 T MONTH TO DATE 2.41 3.62 -1.21 1.14 SINCE MAR 1 5.49 6.51 -1.02 3.19 SINCE JAN 1 9.31 10.76 -1.45 10.21 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE OCT 1 38.0 SINCE JUL 1 38.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 12 -2 18 MONTH TO DATE 377 498 -121 384 SINCE MAR 1 1217 1342 -125 1368 SINCE JUL 1 5484 6040 -556 5842 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 10 -7 7 SINCE MAR 1 3 11 -8 7 SINCE JAN 1 3 11 -8 7 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 AM LOWEST 74 400 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 1 2006...........SUNRISE 642 AM EDT SUNSET 843 PM EDT MAY 2 2006...........SUNRISE 641 AM EDT SUNSET 844 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$