Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Northern Indiana
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CXUS53 KIWX 011306
CLMFWA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
900 AM EDT SUN APR 1 2018
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...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2018...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2018
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 03/21/2012
LOW -10 03/01/1967
HIGHEST 57 03/18 MM MM 76 03/24
LOWEST 20 03/16 MM MM 14 03/14
03/10
AVG. MAXIMUM 45.0 48.0 -3.0 48.3
AVG. MINIMUM 27.6 28.7 -1.1 30.6
MEAN 36.3 38.4 -2.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 1 2.7 -1.7 3
DAYS MIN <= 32 26 20.0 6.0 17
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 7.10 1913
MINIMUM 0.48 2001
TOTALS 2.84 2.71 0.13 3.81
DAILY AVG. 0.09 0.09 0.00 0.12
DAYS >= .01 12 12.2 -0.2 14
DAYS >= .10 5 6.3 -1.3 6
DAYS >= .50 3 1.7 1.3 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.4 -0.4 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.89 03/29 TO 03/29
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 19.5 1964
0
-26215
TOTALS 2.1 4.1 -2.0 3.0
SINCE 7/1 30.3 32.5 -2.2 18.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 1 1.3 -0.3 1
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 1 03/21 1
24 HR TOTAL 1.0 03/21 TO 03/21
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 882 826 56 784
SINCE 7/1 5210 5424 -214 4478
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 31/210 DATE 03/31
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 42/210 DATE 03/31
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 67
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 5
LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 4
LIGHT SNOW 11 SLEET 2
FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0
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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...IN LIKE A LION OUT LIKE A LION WITH A LAMB IN BETWEEN...
MARCH CAME IN LIKE A LION WITH A VERY SOGGY FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH
BUT ALSO WENT OUT LIKE A LION WITH A WET LAST DAY. IN BETWEEN, THE
MONTH WAS GENERALLY DRY, COOL AND QUIET.
THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH SAW NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES BUT
ACCUMULATING SNOW RETURNED ON THE 5TH AND TEMPERATURES TRENDED BACK
TO BELOW NORMAL FROM THE 7TH THROUGH THE 14TH. SEVERAL WEAK SYSTEMS
BROUGHT LIGHT SNOW DURING THIS PERIOD BUT DAILY ACCUMULATIONS NEVER
EXCEEDED A HALF INCH. THE 14TH THROUGH THE 26TH WAS MOSTLY DRY WITH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY STAYING BELOW NORMAL. LIGHT SNOW DID OCCUR ON
THE 17TH AND THE 21ST AT THE AIRPORT. HOWEVER, AREAS JUST TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST OF FORT WAYNE RECEIVED BETWEEN 3 AND 6 INCHES OF SNOW
ON THE 21ST. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FINALLY
RETURNED ON THE 26TH BUT SO DID MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL.
THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 36.3 WHICH WAS 2.1 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. THIS RANKED AS THE 48TH COLDEST MARCH ON RECORD. WHILE THE
MONTH ON AVERAGE WAS BELOW NORMAL, THERE WERE NO SIGNIFICANTLY COLD
PERIODS. NO SINGLE DAY EXPERIENCED AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DEPARTURE
MORE THAN 9 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION WAS 2.84 INCHES, 0.13 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THIS RANKED AS THE 56TH DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. THE MAJORITY OF THE
PRECIPITATION FELL ON THE 1ST AND THE 27TH THROUGH 31ST.
SNOWFALL FOR THE MONTH WAS 2.1 INCHES WHICH IS 2.0 INCHES BELOW
NORMAL. THIS TIED WITH 1998 AND 2003 AS THE 32ND LEAST SNOWIEST
MARCH ON RECORD.
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