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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.
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.
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
About 40°F colder than a normal January night in Fort Wayne (typical low near 18°F).
The three most extreme on record
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
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
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.
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
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.