000 CDUS43 KIWX 242031 CLIFWA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA 431 PM EDT FRI APR 24 2009 ................................... ...THE FORT WAYNE IN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 2009... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 84 250 PM 88 1925 63 21 74 MINIMUM 55 1211 AM 27 1930 41 14 48 AVERAGE 70 52 18 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 0.97 1955 0.12 -0.12 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 5.11 2.82 2.29 1.69 SINCE MAR 1 10.81 5.68 5.13 5.51 SINCE JAN 1 15.58 9.67 5.91 12.47 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.4 1968 T 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.5 1.1 0.4 T SINCE OCT 1 27.6 35.1 -7.5 43.9 SINCE JUL 1 27.6 35.1 -7.5 43.9 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 13 -13 4 MONTH TO DATE 452 408 44 337 SINCE MAR 1 1151 1243 -92 1243 SINCE JUL 1 5952 5917 35 5689 COOLING TODAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 1 4 1 SINCE MAR 1 5 2 3 1 SINCE JAN 1 5 2 3 1 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 72 600 AM LOWEST 43 100 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE FORT WAYNE IN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 86 1994 1990 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 24 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2009.........SUNRISE 648 AM EDT SUNSET 830 PM EDT APRIL 25 2009.........SUNRISE 647 AM EDT SUNSET 831 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$