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CXUS53 KIWX 011335
CLMFWA

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
935 AM EDT TUE SEP 01 2026

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...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            102   08/09/1934
                       08/05/1918
 LOW              38   08/29/1965
HIGHEST           87   08/31         MM      MM       91  08/12
LOWEST            50   08/25         MM      MM       42  08/27
AVG. MAXIMUM    81.4               82.0    -0.6     82.0
AVG. MINIMUM    61.8               61.2     0.6     59.3
MEAN            71.6               71.6    -0.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                2.9    -2.9        6
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       10.09   1926
 MINIMUM        0.42   1969
TOTALS          7.56               3.80    3.76     1.16
DAILY AVG.      0.24               0.12    0.12     0.04
DAYS >= .01       17                9.2     7.8        6
DAYS >= .10       11                5.8     5.2        2
DAYS >= .50        5                2.4     2.6        1
DAYS >= 1.00       4                1.1     2.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.20   08/10 TO 08/11

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.0   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.0     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     0                                   0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        0                                   0
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      2                  8      -6       24
 SINCE 7/1         4                  5      -1       24
COOLING TOTAL    215                212       3      209
 SINCE 1/1       786                751      35      869
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    43/310    DATE  08/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/320    DATE  08/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.62
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             11     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               10     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               20     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      23     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      1

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

&&

...A SEASONABLY SOGGY AUGUST...

OVERALL, AUGUST WAS A SEASONABLE MONTH WITH A MAJORITY OF DAYS
HAVING NEAR NORMAL TO SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND
LOW (OR AT LEAST TOLERABLE) HUMIDITY IN FORT WAYNE. THERE WERE 15
COOLER THAN NORMAL DAYS THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. THE WARMEST
TEMPERATURE THIS MONTH WAS 87 DEGREES ON AUGUST 31ST AND THE COOLEST
WAS A LOW OF 50 DEGREES ON AUGUST 25TH. ALTHOUGH THERE WERE
OCCASIONAL BOUTS OF WARMTH AND HUMIDITY, THERE WERE NO 90 DEGREE
DAYS THIS MONTH! THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THERE HAVE BEEN ZERO 90+
DEGREE DAYS IN AUGUST SINCE 2019; FORT WAYNE TYPICALLY AVERAGES IS 4
DAYS IN THE 90S EACH AUGUST. OVERALL, FORT WAYNE`S AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE THIS AUGUST WAS 71.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS EXACTLY AT
AVERAGE!

THE MONTH STARTED OFF SOGGY WHEN FORT WAYNE MEASURED 1.88" IN THE
FIRST 36 HORUS OF AUGUST, WHICH IS MORE THAN THEIR ENTIRE MONTHLY
TOTAL FROM JULY! THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUED AS PERSISTENT
NORTHWEST FLOW AND THE "RING OF FIRE" PATTERN BROUGHT WELL ABOVE
NORMAL RAINFALL TO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL INDIANA DURING EARLY TO MID
AUGUST. HISTORIC RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 12"+ AND WIDESPREAD AREAL/RIVER
FLOODING WERE OBSERVED SOUTH OF THE US 30 CORRIDOR. FORT WAYNE WAS
ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS SETUP, WHERE THERE WERE 3
CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 1"+ OF RAINFALL FROM AUGUST 10-12TH. THE ONLY
OTHER TIME THAT 3 CONSECUTIVE DAYS OF 1"+ OF PRECIPITATION HAS
OCCURRED AT THE FORT WAYNE AIRPORT WAS JUNE 11-13, 2004. IN TOTAL,
THERE WERE 4 DAYS IN AUGUST WITH A DAILY RAINFALL TOTAL GREATER THAN
1": AUGUST 2ND (1.53"), AUGUST 10TH (1.20"), AUGUST 11TH (1.15"),
AND AUGUST 12TH (1.08"). THE ONLY OTHER AUGUST WITH MORE DAYS OF 1"+
OF RAINFALL WAS AUGUST 1990 WITH 5 DAYS. ALL IN ALL, A VERY ACTIVE
MONTH TOTALLED 7.56" OF RAIN FOR FORT WAYNE, WHICH IS 3.76" ABOVE
NORMAL AND RANKS AS THE 5TH WETTEST AUGUST ON RECORD! THIS WAS THE
WETTEST AUGUST SINCE 2018 WHEN 7.77" OF RAIN FELL. ADDITIONALLY,
THIS AUGUST`S TOTAL OF 7.56" IS 6.5 TIMES MORE RAINFALL THAN LAST
YEAR WHEN FORT WAYNE WAS EXPERIECING ITS 8 DRIEST AUGUST ON RECORD
IN 2025 WITH 1.16"! RECORDS BEGAN IN 1897.

THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE OR PRECIPITATION RECORDS SET THIS MONTH.

JOHNSON

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