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CDUS43 KIWX 052030  
CLIFWA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA  
430 PM EDT MON MAY 5 2008  
 
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..THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 73 224 PM 89 1952 68 5 70  
MINIMUM 42 530 AM 29 1973 45 -3 53  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.82 2003 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.60 -0.31 0.13  
SINCE MAR 1 6.09 7.00 -0.91 6.99  
SINCE JAN 1 13.05 10.99 2.06 11.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1952 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0  
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 7 9 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 31 48 -17 21  
SINCE MAR 1 1355 1362 -7 1202  
SINCE JUL 1 5801 6036 -235 5804  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 4 0 2  
SINCE MAR 1 11 12 -1 8  
SINCE JAN 1 11 12 -1 8    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 400 AM  
LOWEST 29 200 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
 
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THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1959  
1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 30 1968  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2008...........SUNRISE 633 AM EDT SUNSET 842 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2008...........SUNRISE 632 AM EDT SUNSET 843 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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