Warmest January EVER
January 2006 will go down in infamy as the warmest January in Fort Wayne (so far). With records dating back to 1911, the January average temperature of 36.9° just barely beats the 36.8° recorded in 1932. The (now) third warmest January was 36.2° in 1933, fourth was 34.8° in 1990, and fifth was 34.0° in 2002. As a point of reference, the official average January temperature is 24°; so we were nearly 13° above normal!
Interestingly, the average temperature at my house this January was exactly the same (see Jan 2006 Monthly Summary) as at the official NWS recording station at the Fort Wayne International Airport on the opposite side of town.
Also of note, we managed to have the warmest January ever without setting a single daily high record. The closest we came was on the 19th, when we came within 3 degrees.
Official snowfall was only 2.0 inches, the 10th least snowy January on record. However, the warmth increased the total moisture for the month; the official measurement of 3.01 inches made this the 20th wettest January.
awc 2006-02-03 10:35
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