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Weather extremes

How extreme does Fort Wayne's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days Fort Wayne has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Ft Wayne Intl Ap station 19 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days Fort Wayne has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day
106°F Jun 25, 1988

That is about 25°F hotter than a normal June afternoon in Fort Wayne (typical high near 81°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 106°F Jun 25, 1988
2 106°F Jun 28, 2012
3 103°F Jul 7, 2012
❄️ Coldest night
-22°F Jan 20, 1985

About 40°F colder than a normal January night in Fort Wayne (typical low near 18°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -22°F Jan 20, 1985
2 -21°F Jan 21, 1984
3 -19°F Jan 16, 1972
🌧️ Most rain in one day
4.40 in Jun 3, 1989

About 98% of a typical June's rain in a single day (Fort Wayne averages roughly 4.5 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 4.40 in Jun 3, 1989
2 4.35 in May 30, 1991
3 3.59 in Aug 2, 2013
Most snow in one day
10.8 in Dec 19, 1973

Close to a whole typical December's snow in one day (Fort Wayne averages about 8 in across the month).

The three most extreme on record

1 10.8 in Dec 19, 1973
2 10.8 in Jan 31, 1982
3 10.1 in Feb 15, 2021

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

-50°-30°-10°10°30°50°70°90°110°130° all-time high 106°F JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
normal range of daily temperatureshottest ever recordedcoldest ever recorded

Fort Wayne's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — June's 106°F is about 25°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, Fort Wayne's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the high 10s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 106°F and as low as −22°F. A single day has delivered over 4 inches of rain or close to 11 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.
Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at FT Wayne Intl AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014827), about 19 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →