Climatological Report (Seasonal)
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347 CXUS53 KIWX 012259 CLSSBN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 535 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2020 ................................... ...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE WINTER SEASON 2019-2020... 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 74 02/25/2000 LOW -22 01/20/1943 01/25/1897 HIGHEST 63 12/26 MM MM 54 LOWEST 3 02/14 MM MM -20 AVG. MAXIMUM 39.1 33.8 5.3 33.9 AVG. MINIMUM 25.2 20.1 5.1 20.0 MEAN 32.2 27.0 5.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 19 39.1 -20.1 41 DAYS MIN <= 32 79 77.6 1.4 82 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 5.3 -5.3 7 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.35 1950 MINIMUM 2.77 1945 TOTALS 8.67 6.85 1.82 6.74 DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.08 0.02 0.08 DAYS >= .01 38 43.3 -5.3 41 DAYS >= .10 21 18.4 2.6 20 DAYS >= .50 5 3.0 2.0 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.42 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 136.3 1978 24 HR TOTAL MM TOTALS 31.4 52.9 -21.5 32.0 SINCE 7/1 38.4 58.1 -19.7 44.1 SNOWDEPTH AVG. 1 3 -2 1 DAYS >= TRACE 45 33.3 11.7 47 DAYS >= 1.0 13 16.0 -3.0 9 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 4 02/28 10 02/15 02/27 24 HR TOTAL 3.6 MM DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2959 3420 -461 3399 SINCE 7/1 MM 4722 MM MM COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 .............................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/260 DATE 01/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 48/250 DATE 12/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.70 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 22 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 24 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 45 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ...5TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD... SOUTH BEND OBSERVED ITS 5TH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD, WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 35.2 DEGREES. THIS IS 5.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE WARMEST WINTER SINCE THE WINTER OF 2001-2002. THERE WERE 15 DAYS WITH A HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 50 DEGREES OR WARMER; TIES FOR 7TH MOST ON RECORD IN A WINTER SEASON. THERE WERE 0 DAYS WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO; WINTER 2018-2019 OBSERVED 6 DAYS. THIS GIVES SOUTH BEND 394 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT OR ABOVE ZERO, WHICH RANKS AS THE 12TH LONGEST STREAK ALL TIME. THERE WERE ONLY 4 DAYS THIS WINTER WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 10 DEGREES OR LESS; THE 3RD LEAST ON RECORD. 8.67 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS OBSERVED; 1.82 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE 28TH WETTEST ON RECORD. DECEMBER FINISHED 0.42 INCHES BELOW NORMAL, BUT PRECIPITATION WAS 2.53 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL IN JANUARY! THE GREATEST SINGLE-DAY PRECIPITATION TOTAL THIS WINTER WAS 2.42 INCHES ON JANUARY 11TH. FEBRUARY PRECIPITATION ENDED 0.29 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SNOWFALL FOR THE WINTER WAS 21.5 INCHES BELOW NORMAL; TOTALING 31.4 INCHES. DESPITE THIS SEEMINGLY IMPRESSIVE VALUE, IT RANKS AS ONLY THE 29TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD. THIS WAS THE LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER SINCE 2005-2006 WHEN 28.4 INCHES WERE OBSERVED. FEBRUARY WAS THE ONLY MONTH THIS WINTER WHERE SNOWFALL WAS ABOVE NORMAL. BROWN $$