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CLSFWA

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
956 AM EDT TUE SEP 2 2008

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...THE FORT WAYNE IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM
6/1/2008 TO 8/31/2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2008

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             106   06/25/1988
                        07/14/1936
                        07/22/1934
 LOW               38   06/01/1993
                        08/29/1965
                        06/02/1956
HIGHEST            91   08/23        82       9       MM  MM
                        06/06
LOWEST             50   07/01        61     -11       MM  MM
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.7              82.6     0.1       MM
AVG. MINIMUM     60.8              61.0    -0.2       MM
MEAN             71.8              71.8     0.0       MM
DAYS MAX >= 90      3              13.0   -10.0       MM
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0       MM

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        18.70   1986
 MINIMUM         5.10   1984
TOTALS          10.76             11.22   -0.46       MM
DAILY AVG.       0.12              3.47   -3.35       MM
DAYS >= .01        35              29.0     6.0       MM
DAYS >= .10        24              19.0     5.0       MM
DAYS >= .50         5               7.7    -2.7       MM
DAYS >= 1.00        2               2.0     0.0       MM
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.45   MM                            MM
 STORM TOTAL       MM                                 MM
 (MM/DD(HH))            MM                                MM

DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     652               665     -13       MM
 SINCE 1/1        681               734     -53       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     09/23/1995
 LATEST       05/27/1961
EARLIEST                        05/08
LATEST                          10/08
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.2
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   3/250
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    46/250    DATE  06/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/290    DATE  06/15

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             25     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               21     RAIN                      14
LIGHT RAIN               35     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      53     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                     38

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

&&

...FORT WAYNE SEASONAL SUMMARY...

THE SUMMER SEASON AT FORT WAYNE ENDED ON THE DRY SIDE...BUT NOT NEAR
AS DRY AS OTHER PARTS OF NORTHERN INDIANA. TEMPERATURES WERE JUST
ABOUT NORMAL FOR THE SUMMER. UNLIKE OTHER PARTS OF NORTHERN
INDIANA...THE FORT WAYNE AREA EXPERIENCED ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL
DURING THE SPRING AND THAT CONTINUED INTO THE EARLY SUMMER. JUNE SAW
A PRECIPITATION SURPLUS OF 1.51 INCHES. HOWEVER...IT BECAME
PROGRESSIVELY DRIER IN JULY AND AUGUST. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR THE
SUMMER SEASON ENDED AT 10.76 INCHES...0.46 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
AS A RESULT OF THIS STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER IN LATE JULY AND
AUGUST...NORTHERN INDIANA HAS BEEN PLACED IN THE D0 DROUGHT CATEGORY
WHICH SIGNIFIES ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS. THE NATIONAL DROUGHT
MONITOR CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/ .

TEMPERATURES FOR THE SUMMER SEASON WERE RIGHT AT NORMAL WITH THE
MEAN TEMPERATURE OF 71.8 DEGREES. THERE WERE ONLY 3 DAYS AT OR ABOVE
90 DEGREES...WHICH WAS WELL BELOW NORMAL.

&&

$$

LASHLEY