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CXUS53 KIWX 011315
CLMFWA

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA
815 AM EST SUN FEB 01 2026

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...THE FORT WAYNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2026...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1897 TO 2026

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             69   01/25/1950
 LOW             -24   01/12/1918
HIGHEST           62   01/09         MM      MM       46  01/30
LOWEST            -8   01/31         MM      MM       -6  01/22
AVG. MAXIMUM    29.3               32.6    -3.3     30.0
AVG. MINIMUM    13.4               18.4    -5.0     14.5
MEAN            21.3               25.5    -4.2
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32    19               15.3     3.7       19
DAYS MIN <= 32    30               27.5     2.5       31
DAYS MIN <= 0      8                3.3     4.7        4

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        9.72   1950
 MINIMUM        0.39   1966
TOTALS          1.24               2.54   -1.30     1.19
DAILY AVG.      0.04               0.08   -0.04     0.04
DAYS >= .01       13               13.2    -0.2       12
DAYS >= .10        3                6.2    -3.2        4
DAYS >= .50        1                1.5    -0.5        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                0.4    -0.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.55   01/24 TO 01/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL          30.3   2014
TOTALS          14.1               10.8     3.3      8.1
SINCE 7/1       29.8               20.4     9.4     11.1
SNOWDEPTH AVG.     1                                   1
DAYS >= 1.0        4                3.5     0.5        3
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH        8   01/26                           3
 24 HR TOTAL     8.7   01/25 TO 01/25

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1346               1224     122     1317
 SINCE 7/1      3609               3482     127     3145
COOLING TOTAL      0                  0       0        0
 SINCE 1/1         0                  0       0        0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.7
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/260    DATE  01/09
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/260    DATE  01/09

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.75
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            1
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         19

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW               18     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      6

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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SO FAR, SNOWIEST WINTER SINCE 2013-2014

RECENT MEMORY WILL FIXATE ON THE ARCTIC CHILL THAT DESCENDED OVER
THE MIDWEST DURING THE FINAL TWO WEEKS OF JANUARY. HOWEVER, RECALL
THE MILD STRETCH THAT OCCURRED FROM THE 4TH THROUGH 14TH FEATURING
HIGHS IN THE 40S, 50S, AND EVEN ONE DAY IN THE 60S. AS MILD AIR WAS
DISPLACED, 1.0 INCH OF SNOW WAS RECORDED ON THE 14TH AND NUMEROUS
CLIPPERS AND BOUTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FOLLOWED.

ONE TEMPERATURE RECORD WAS BROKEN DURING THE AFORMENTIONED MILD
STRETCH. THE HIGH OF 62 DEGREES ON THE 9TH BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 59 SET IN 1939. THE PRECEDING DAY`S HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 59 NEARLY
REACHED THE RECORD OF 61 SET IN 1965. THROUGH THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF
JANUARY, THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 6.5 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL (AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 32.7). IT WAS NOT UNTIL JANUARY 24TH
THAT THIS DEPARTURE WAS ERASED AND THE MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
WAS RIGHT AT NORMAL: 25.6 DEGREES. JANUARY ENDED WITH AN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE OF 21.3 DEGREES WHICH IS 4.2 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THIS
RANKS AS THE 31ST COLDEST ON RECORD.

SNOW CONTINUED TO SLOWLY PILE UP WITH A MONTHLY TOTAL OF 14.1
INCHES. THIS TIES 1979 AS THE 20TH MOST FOR JANUARY AND THIS IS THE
MOST SINCE 14.3 INCHES FELL IN JANUARY 2019. THE GREATEST SINGLE-DAY
TOTAL THIS MONTH WAS 8.7 INCHES ON THE 25TH WHICH BROKE THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 6.2 INCHES IN 2023. THROUGH JULY 1, THIS YEAR`S SNOW TOTAL
NOW STANDS AT 29.8 INCHES, WHICH IS 9.4 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS IS
THE MOST SINCE 41.2 INCHES ENDING JANUARY 31, 2014. THIS RANKS AS
THE 11TH MOST ON RECORD.

STRICTLY SPEAKING, SINCE DECEMBER 1, THE SNOW TOTAL STANDS AT 20.5
INCHES WHICH IS 2.1 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS RANKS AS THE MOST
SINCE 2013-2014 (40.2 INCHES) AND RANKS AS THE 24TH MOST ON RECORD.

CHARACTERISTIC OF CLIPPERS AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WHICH
PRODUCE DRY, FLUFFY SNOW, PRECIPITATION WAS ONLY 1.24 INCHES FOR THE
MONTH. THIS IS 1.30 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND RANKS AS THE 29TH DRIEST
ON RECORD. THIS IS SIMILAR TO JANUARY 2025 WITH 1.19". AS A RESULT
OF CONTINUED BELOW-NORMAL PRECIPITATION, EXTREME DROUGHT (LEVEL 3 OF
4) PERSISTS FOR NORTHWEST OHIO, FOLLOWING THE US 24 CORRIDOR TOWARD
LAFAYETTE, IN. THIS EXTREME DROUGHT BEGAN IN LATE-SEPTEMBER WITH A
SMALL PORTION OF THE HENRY/PUTNAM OHIO COUNTY LINE. IN THE WEEKS THE
FOLLOWED, EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS HAVE ONLY EXPANDED AND NOW
ENCOMPASS ABOUT 25% OF OUR 37-COUNTY COVERAGE AREA. SEE DROUGHT.GOV
OR DROUGHTMONITOR.UNL.EDU FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

BROWN

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