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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1029 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2021

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...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2020

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE
                                          NORMAL
..............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            109   07/24/1934
 LOW             -22   01/20/1943
                       01/25/1897
HIGHEST           94   07/07         MM      MM       93
                       06/20
                       08/27
LOWEST             3   02/14         MM      MM      -20
AVG. MAXIMUM    61.3               58.8     2.5     58.3
AVG. MINIMUM    42.3               40.8     1.5     40.3
MEAN            51.8               49.8     2.0
DAYS MAX >= 90    22                9.7    12.3        9
DAYS MAX <= 32    21               44.6   -23.6       49
DAYS MIN <= 32   129              122.7     6.3      131
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                5.3    -5.3        7

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       55.61   1990
 MINIMUM       25.15   1963
TOTALS         36.58              38.00   -1.42    44.33
DAILY AVG.      0.10               0.10   -0.00     0.12
DAYS >= .01      144              145.4    -1.4      149
DAYS >= .10       77               78.3    -1.3       98
DAYS >= .50       22               23.4    -1.4       29
DAYS >= 1.00       8                7.2     0.8        8

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL         141.7   1978
TOTALS          50.9               66.6   -15.7     43.6
SINCE 7/1       16.7               22.5    -5.8       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= TRACE     63               44.9    18.1       74
DAYS >= 1.0       18               20.4    -2.4       12
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        9   12/25                          10
                       12/26

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   5690               6298    -608     6377
 SINCE 7/1      2074               2390    -316       MM
COOLING TOTAL    978                773     205      779
 SINCE 1/1       978                773     205      779
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    38/260    DATE  03/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/240    DATE  05/23

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          172
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             86
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY        108

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     70

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             33     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               36     RAIN                      48
LIGHT RAIN              140     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          3     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                3     SNOW                      19
LIGHT SNOW               56     SLEET                      0
FOG                     160     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     22
HAZE                     58

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

&&
...WARMER THAN NORMAL WITH BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION AND SNOWFALL...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 51.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.0
DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL OF 49.8 DEGREES. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
FOR THE YEAR WAS 94 DEGREES ON JULY 7TH AND AUGUST 27TH. THE LOWEST
TEMPERATURE FOR THE YEAR WAS 3 DEGREES ON FEBRUARY 14TH.

THERE WERE 22 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR WARMER,
WHICH IS ABOUT 12 DAYS MORE THAN THE CLIMATE NORMAL OF ABOUT 10
DAYS. THERE WERE 129 DAYS WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. THIS IS ABOUT 6 DAYS ABOVE THE CLIMATE NORMAL OF 123 DAYS.
THERE WERE ZERO DAYS THIS YEAR WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO.
THE CLIMATE NORMAL VALUE IS 5 DAYS PER YEAR.

THE TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE YEAR WAS 36.58 INCHES, THIS IS 1.42
INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL OF 38 INCHES. THIS RANKS AS THE 61ST DRIEST
YEAR ON RECORD. THIS IS THE DRIEST YEAR SINCE 2015; 36.30". THERE
WERE 8 DAYS THIS YEAR WITH 1 INCH OR MORE OF PRECIPITATION, WHICH IS
ABOUT 1 DAY MORE THAN NORMAL.

TOTAL SNOWFALL FOR THE YEAR WAS 50.9 INCHES, WHICH IS 15.7 INCHES
BELOW THE NORMAL OF 66.6 INCHES. THIS IS THE 16TH LEAST SNOWIEST
YEAR ON RECORD. 2019 ONLY OBSERVED 43.6 INCHES. THERE WERE 18 DAYS
WITH AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW, ABOUT 2 DAYS BELOW NORMAL.

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BROWN/ROLLER



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