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CDUS43 KIWX 202035  
CLIFWA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
434 PM EDT SUN APR 20 2008  
 
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..THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 60 259 PM 84 1985 62 -2 70  
MINIMUM 50 609 AM 20 1904 40 10 37  
1897  
AVERAGE 55 51 4 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.44 1920 0.12 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 2.34 -0.85 1.89  
SINCE MAR 1 5.31 5.20 0.11 5.28  
SINCE JAN 1 12.27 9.19 3.08 9.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 1953 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 1.1 -1.1 3.4  
SINCE OCT 1 43.9 35.1 8.8 29.1  
SINCE JUL 1 43.9 35.1 8.8 29.1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 10 14 -4 11  
MONTH TO DATE 329 354 -25 444  
SINCE MAR 1 1235 1189 46 1126  
SINCE JUL 1 5681 5863 -182 5728  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 4  
SINCE JAN 1 0 1 -1 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 200 AM  
LOWEST 69 100 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
 
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THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1985  
1899  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 21 1907  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 20 2008.........SUNRISE 653 AM EDT SUNSET 826 PM EDT  
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE 652 AM EDT SUNSET 827 PM EDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
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