Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
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CXUS53 KIWX 011314
CLMFWA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
814 AM EST MON JAN 01 2024
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...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2023
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 71 12/02/1982
LOW -18 12/22/1989
HIGHEST 62 12/09 MM MM 55 12/30
LOWEST 21 12/13 MM MM -8 12/23
AVG. MAXIMUM 46.2 37.5 8.7 37.0
AVG. MINIMUM 33.4 24.2 9.2 23.9
MEAN 39.8 30.9 8.9
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 9.9 -9.9 8
DAYS MIN <= 32 13 24.9 -11.9 22
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 1.0 -1.0 2
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.56 1990
MINIMUM 0.34 1943
TOTALS 1.69 2.47 -0.78 2.57
DAILY AVG. 0.05 0.08 -0.03 0.08
DAYS >= .01 13 12.4 0.6 10
DAYS >= .10 6 5.7 0.3 6
DAYS >= .50 0 1.6 -1.6 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.3 -0.3 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.28 12/22 TO 12/22
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.0 1914
TOTALS 0.5 7.6 -7.1 2.8
SINCE 7/1 0.9 9.6 -8.7 7.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. T 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 2.1 -2.1 2
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH T 2
24 HR TOTAL 0.5 12/18 TO 12/18
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 775 1059 -284 1063
SINCE 7/1 1868 2257 -389 2200
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 766 849 -83 925
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 28/270 DATE 12/03
28/220 12/09
28/320 12/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/290 DATE 12/18
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.80
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 3
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 6
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 22
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 18 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 2
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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2ND WARMEST DECEMBER, 6TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON RECORD
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT DECEMBER 2023 WERE WELL ABOVE AVERAGE. THE
MOST NOTABLE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURES OCCURRED AROUND CHRISTMAS; THERE
WAS A 4 DAY STRETCH OF HIGHS IN THE 50S WITH THE DAILY AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE EACH DAY EXCEEDING 15-20 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. OVERALL,
29 OF 31 DAYS THIS MONTH WERE ABOVE AVERAGE! THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 39.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS AN ASTOUNDING 8.9 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL! DECEMBER 2023 WAS THE 2ND WARMEST DECEMBER ON RECORD
AND THE WARMEST SINCE 2015. RECORDS BEGAN IN 1897.
PRECIPITATION WAS ONCE AGAIN LACKING THIS MONTH. THERE WERE NO DAILY
RAINFALL TOTALS OVER HALF AN INCH. THERE WERE SEVERAL DAYS WHERE
RAINFALL ONLY TOTALED A QUARTER INCH OR LESS; THE HIGHEST DAILY
RAINFALL TOTAL WAS 0.28" ON DECEMBER 22ND. PRECIPITATION TOTALED
1.69" FOR THE MONTH. THIS IS 0.78" BELOW NORMAL AND WAS THE 36TH
DRIEST DECEMBER ON RECORD FOR FORT WAYNE.
ONLY ONE DAY IN DECEMBER RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOW; 0.5" OF SNOW FELL
ON DECEMBER 18TH. THE TOTAL OF 0.5" OF SNOW FOR THE MONTH WAS 7.1"
BELOW NORMAL. DECEMBER 2023 TIES FOR THE 6TH LEAST SNOWIEST ON
RECORD.
NO RECORDS WERE SET THIS MONTH.
JOHNSON
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