The 2020 Annual Climatological Report for Fort Wayne Indiana, from the National Weather Service.
Above normal temperature, below normal precipitation and snowfall
FORT WAYNE INDIANA (January 1, 2021) – The average temperature for the year was 51.9 degrees, which is 1.4 degrees above the normal of 50.5 degrees. This ties for the 14th warmest year on record.
There were 25 days with a high temperature of 90 degrees or warmer, Which is about 12 days above the climate normal of 13 days. There were 129 days with a low temperature at or below freezing. This was About 6 days below normal. There were 0 days with a low temperature at or below zero, which is about 7 days below normal.
Total precipitation for the year was 37.24 inches, which is 1.10 inches below the normal of 38.34 inches. There were 8 days this year with 1 inch or more of precipitation, which is about 1 day more than normal.
Total snowfall for the year was 18.8 inches, which is a whopping 14.7 inches below the normal of 33.5 inches. This is the least amount of annual snowfall since 2006 when 13.8 inches were observed, but similar to 2017 with 18.6 inches.
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
1029 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2021
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...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2020
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 106 06/28/2012
06/25/1988
07/14/1936
LOW -24 01/12/1918
HIGHEST 95 07/07 MM MM 95
07/06
LOWEST 0 02/15 MM MM -13
AVG. MAXIMUM 61.8 60.3 1.5 60.4
AVG. MINIMUM 42.0 40.6 1.4 42.2
MEAN 51.9 50.5 1.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 25 13.4 11.6 15
DAYS MAX <= 32 15 39.4 -24.4 38
DAYS MIN <= 32 131 123.2 7.8 122
DAYS MIN <= 0 1 6.5 -5.5 4
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 54.58 1990
MINIMUM 24.40 1962
TOTALS 37.24 38.34 -1.10 39.03
DAILY AVG. 0.10 0.11 -0.01 0.11
DAYS >= .01 133 133.9 -0.9 140
DAYS >= .10 71 76.7 -5.7 82
DAYS >= .50 25 24.6 0.4 27
DAYS >= 1.00 8 8.2 -0.2 8
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 68.6 2014
TOTALS 18.8 33.5 -14.7 33.4
SINCE 7/1 3.2 10.6 -7.4 MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= TRACE 51 32.5 18.5 59
DAYS >= 1.0 8 10.0 -2.0 10
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 3 02/27 4
02/13
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 5606 6102 -496 5875
SINCE 7/1 2085 2328 -243 MM
COOLING TOTAL 938 809 129 994
SINCE 1/1 938 809 129 994
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 47/240 DATE 05/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 77/240 DATE 05/10
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.65
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 63
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 150
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 153
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 43 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 30 RAIN 42
LIGHT RAIN 156 FREEZING RAIN 1
LT FREEZING RAIN 10 HAIL 1
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 22
LIGHT SNOW 46 SLEET 2
FOG 179 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 19
HAZE 43
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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