Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
614 CXUS53 KIWX 011314 CLMSBN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 814 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024 ................................... ...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2023 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 70 12/05/2001 12/02/1982 LOW -18 12/28/1924 HIGHEST 59 12/09 MM MM 57 12/30 12/25 LOWEST 20 12/13 MM MM -8 12/23 AVG. MAXIMUM 44.7 36.3 8.4 36.3 AVG. MINIMUM 33.9 23.0 10.9 24.6 MEAN 39.3 29.6 9.7 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 1 10.2 -9.2 9 DAYS MIN <= 32 13 25.2 -12.2 20 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.9 -0.9 2 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 5.50 1965 MINIMUM 0.60 1943 TOTALS 2.77 2.40 0.37 1.52 DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.08 0.01 0.05 DAYS >= .01 17 14.8 2.2 10 DAYS >= .10 9 6.0 3.0 6 DAYS >= .50 1 1.2 -0.2 0 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.72 12/01 TO 12/01 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 44.6 2000 TOTALS 1.4 13.7 -12.3 8.9 SINCE 7/1 4.9 19.0 -14.1 39.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 1 DAYS >= 1.0 1 4.5 -3.5 3 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 1 12/19 24 HR TOTAL 1.0 12/18 TO 12/18 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 789 1096 -307 1065 SINCE 7/1 1886 2404 -518 2196 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 820 723 97 1003 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/240 DATE 12/09 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 46/320 DATE 12/18 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 6 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 19 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 78 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 6 SLEET 0 FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER, 7TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT DECEMBER 2023 WERE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. THE MOST NOTABLE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES OCCURRED AROUND CHRISTMAS; THERE WAS A 3 DAY STRETCH OF HIGHS IN THE 50S WITH THE DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE EACH DAY EXCEEDING 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. OVERALL, 30 OF 31 DAYS THIS MONTH WERE ABOVE AVERAGE! THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 39.3 DEGREES, WHICH IS AN ASTOUNDING 9.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL! DECEMBER 2023 WAS THE 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD AND THE WARMEST SINCE 2015. RECORDS BEGAN IN 1893. PRECIPITATION WAS NEAR NORMAL IN SOUTH BEND THROUGHOUT DECEMBER. THE HIGHEST DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL WAS 0.72" ON DECEMBER 1ST. PRECIPITATION TOTALED 2.77" FOR THE MONTH, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE AVERAGE OF 2.40". DECEMBER 2023 WAS THE 52ND WETTEST DECEMBER ON RECORD FOR SOUTH BEND. MUCH OF THE MONTH`S PRECIPITATION FELL AS RAIN. ONLY TWO DAYS IN DECEMBER RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOW; 1.0" OF SNOW FELL ON DECEMBER 18TH AND 0.4" ON DECEMBER 31ST. THE TOTAL OF 1.4" OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 12.3" BELOW NORMAL. DECEMBER 2023 TIES FOR THE 7TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD. TWO DAILY TEMPERATURE RECORDS WERE BROKEN THIS MONTH. THE DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE ON DECEMBER 9TH OF 59 DEGREES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 58 DEGREES SET BACK IN 1946. ADDITIONALLY, A RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 46 DEGREES WAS SET ON CHRISTMAS DAY. THIS BREAKS THE DAILY RECORD OF 40 DEGREES, WHICH WAS SET IN 1982. JOHNSON $$