Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS
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CXUS53 KIWX 011303
CLMSBN
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
903 AM EDT SAT JUL 01 2023
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...THE SOUTH BEND CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 106 06/01/1934
LOW 35 06/11/1972
06/02/1956
06/16/1917
HIGHEST 92 06/02 MM MM 99 06/21
06/03
LOWEST 44 06/08 MM MM 45 06/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 80.6 79.4 1.2 82.9
AVG. MINIMUM 56.9 58.1 -1.2 58.5
MEAN 68.8 68.8 0.0
DAYS MAX >= 90 4 3.5 0.5 8
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 10.86 1993
MINIMUM 0.48 1988
TOTALS 2.25 4.04 -1.79 2.23
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.13 -0.05 0.07
DAYS >= .01 6 11.0 -5.0 8
DAYS >= .10 4 7.4 -3.4 4
DAYS >= .50 2 2.7 -0.7 2
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.9 -0.9 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.79 06/13 TO 06/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE 7/1 58.4 64.5 -6.1 56.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 34 44 -10 17
SINCE 7/1 5467 6402 -935 5784
COOLING TOTAL 154 156 -2 195
SINCE 1/1 218 212 6 312
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/140 DATE 06/29
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/290 DATE 06/13
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 7
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 63
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 15
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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CONTINUED DROUGHT STRESSES CROPS
FLASH DROUGHT CONDITIONS DEVELOPED LAST MONTH AND DRY WEATHER
PERSISTED THROUGH JUNE WITH ONLY A COUPLE EXCEPTIONS. ACCORDING TO
THE US DROUGHT MONITOR, "ABNORMALLY DRY" CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT ON
MAY 30TH. BY LATE-JUNE, A "MODERATE DROUGHT" AND "SEVERE DROUGHT"
WERE UNDERWAY IN NORTHERN INDIANA AND SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN.
IRRIGATION BECAME MORE COMMON TO COMBAT CROP STRESS. DRY SOIL, LARGE
EVAPOTRANSPIRATION RATES, AND LOW WATER LEVELS OF CREEKS, STREAMS,
AND PONDS WERE REPORTED.
SOUTH BEND RECORDED 2.25 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION THIS MONTH, WHICH
IS 1.79 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE 35TH DRIEST ON RECORD
AND WAS NEARLY AS DRY AS LAST JUNE (2.23). JUNE OF 2012, A NOTABLE
DROUGHT YEAR, RECORDED 1.53 INCHES. THE LARGEST 24 HOUR RAINFALL OF
0.79 INCHES OCCURRED ON JUNE 13TH.
PRIOR TO 0.78 AND 0.28 INCHES OF RAIN FALLING ON THE 25TH AND 26TH,
RESPECTIVELY, SOUTH BEND WAS ON PACE TO BE THE 19TH DRIEST JUNE ON
RECORD.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF 68.8 DEGREES MATCHES THE
NORMAL. WHILE THE FIRST FEW DAYS OF JUNE STARTED VERY WARM, A PERIOD
OF COOL WEATHER EMERGED FROM THE 7TH THROUGH 18TH. BENEFICIAL RAIN
OCCURRED DURING THIS TIME, AS DID COOL NORTHERLY FLOW.
NO RECORDS WERE SET THIS MONTH.
BROWN/JOHNSON
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