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NWS: 2020 Annual Climatological Report

NWS National Weather Service 2020 Annual Climatological Report Fort Wayne Indiana

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.

Details:

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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 = .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 

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