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===Severe weather=== Severe weather is not uncommon in Fort Wayne, particularly in the spring and summer months; the city experiences an average of 39 thunderstorm days and about 10 severe weather days annually.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/CLI/FWA/history/climatedescription.php |title=Fort Wayne, Indiana Climate–Tornadoes |publisher=NWS Northern Indiana |access-date=April 30, 2008}}</ref> The city has endured several tornadoes throughout its history. On July 19, 1950, a weak tornado formed on the city's west central side and moved northeast, striking the downtown area.<ref name="Past Fort Wayne Tornadoes">{{cite web |title=Past Fort Wayne Tornadoes |url=https://www.weather.gov/iwx/climatology_tornadoes_fortwayne |website=National Weather Service}}</ref> On May 26, 2001, an EF1 tornado struck a shopping center on the city's northeast side, flipping cars and damaging roofs and windows on nearby residences and businesses.<ref name="Past Fort Wayne Tornadoes"/> Three people were injured in the storm.<ref>[http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/program_areas/events/2001/05_26_01_fwator/index.php NOAA – A Summary of the May 26, 2001 Tornado Event Over Northern Indiana and Extreme Northwest Ohio]. Retrieved on April 25, 2008.</ref> The city experienced {{convert|91|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} wind gusts in the [[June 2012 North American derecho]], knocking out power to 78,000, uprooting approximately 500 trees,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/saturday-marks-one-year-anniversary-of-june-29-storm |title=Saturday marks one year anniversary of June 29 storm |publisher=[[WANE-TV]] |date=June 29, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803074015/http://www.wane.com/dpp/news/local/saturday-marks-one-year-anniversary-of-june-29-storm |archive-date=August 3, 2013}}</ref> and costing $2.5 million.<ref>(2013-01-01). [http://fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130101/NEWS/320139995/0/SEARCH Year in review: Top Fort Wayne news stories] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205111/http://fortwayne.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20130101%2FNEWS%2F320139995%2F0%2FSEARCH |date=October 29, 2013 }}. ''The News-Sentinel''. Retrieved on May 8, 2013.</ref> {{Weather box |location=Fort Wayne, Indiana ([[Fort Wayne International Airport|Fort Wayne Int'l]]), 1991–2020 normals,{{efn|Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.}} extremes 1897–present |single line=Y |Jan record high F = 69 |Feb record high F = 73 |Mar record high F = 87 |Apr record high F = 90 |May record high F = 97 |Jun record high C = 41.1 |Jul record high F = 106 |Aug record high F = 102 |Sep record high F = 100 |Oct record high F = 91 |Nov record high F = 79 |Dec record high F = 71 |year record high F = |Jan avg record high F = 54.9 |Feb avg record high F = 58.2 |Mar avg record high F = 70.9 |Apr avg record high F = 80.4 |May avg record high F = 88.2 |Jun avg record high F = 93.5 |Jul avg record high F = 93.0 |Aug avg record high F = 91.3 |Sep avg record high F = 89.5 |Oct avg record high F = 82.6 |Nov avg record high F = 68.1 |Dec avg record high F = 57.8 |year avg record high F = 95.1 |Jan high F = 32.6 |Feb high F = 36.5 |Mar high F = 47.8 |Apr high F = 60.9 |May high F = 72.2 |Jun high F = 81.0 |Jul high F = 84.1 |Aug high F = 82.0 |Sep high F = 76.1 |Oct high F = 63.7 |Nov high F = 49.4 |Dec high F = 37.5 |year high F = 60.3 |Jan mean F = 25.5 |Feb mean F = 28.7 |Mar mean F = 38.6 |Apr mean F = 50.2 |May mean F = 61.3 |Jun mean F = 70.7 |Jul mean F = 73.8 |Aug mean F = 71.6 |Sep mean F = 64.8 |Oct mean F = 53.2 |Nov mean F = 41.1 |Dec mean F = 30.9 |year mean F = 50.9 |Jan low F = 18.4 |Feb low F = 21.0 |Mar low F = 29.4 |Apr low F = 39.4 |May low F = 50.4 |Jun low F = 60.3 |Jul low F = 63.5 |Aug low F = 61.2 |Sep low F = 53.4 |Oct low F = 42.8 |Nov low F = 32.8 |Dec low F = 24.2 |year low F = 41.4 |Jan avg record low F = -4.1 |Feb avg record low F = 1.0 |Mar avg record low F = 11.4 |Apr avg record low F = 24.0 |May avg record low F = 35.1 |Jun avg record low F = 46.6 |Jul avg record low F = 52.4 |Aug avg record low F = 49.9 |Sep avg record low F = 39.3 |Oct avg record low F = 28.5 |Nov avg record low F = 18.1 |Dec avg record low F = 4.9 |year avg record low F = -7.1 |Jan record low F = −24 |Feb record low F = −19 |Mar record low C = -23.3 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 23 |Jun record low F = 36 |Jul record low F = 38 |Aug record low F = 38 |Sep record low F = 29 |Oct record low C = -7.2 |Nov record low F = −1 |Dec record low F = −18 |year record low F = -24 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 2.54 |Feb precipitation inch = 2.06 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.81 |Apr precipitation inch = 3.74 |May precipitation inch = 4.58 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.48 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.05 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.80 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.04 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.95 |Nov precipitation inch = 2.96 |Dec precipitation inch = 2.47 |year precipitation inch = 39.48 |Jan snow inch = 10.8 |Feb snow inch = 7.8 |Mar snow inch = 4.6 |Apr snow inch = 0.8 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.1 |Nov snow inch = 1.9 |Dec snow inch = 7.6 |year snow inch = 33.6 |Jan snow depth inch = 5.3 |Feb snow depth inch = 4.2 |Mar snow depth inch = 2.7 |Apr snow depth inch = 0.4 |May snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jun snow depth inch = 0.0 |Jul snow depth inch = 0.0 |Aug snow depth inch = 0.0 |Sep snow depth inch = 0.0 |Oct snow depth inch = 0.0 |Nov snow depth inch = 0.9 |Dec snow depth inch = 3.3 |year snow depth inch = 6.9 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 13.2 |Feb precipitation days = 10.7 |Mar precipitation days = 11.7 |Apr precipitation days = 13.2 |May precipitation days = 13.7 |Jun precipitation days = 11.9 |Jul precipitation days = 9.7 |Aug precipitation days = 9.2 |Sep precipitation days = 9.1 |Oct precipitation days = 10.1 |Nov precipitation days = 10.5 |Dec precipitation days = 12.4 |year precipitation days = 135.4 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 10.1 |Feb snow days = 7.5 |Mar snow days = 4.5 |Apr snow days = 1.2 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.2 |Nov snow days = 2.8 |Dec snow days = 7.7 |year snow days = 34.0 |Jan humidity = 75.7 |Feb humidity = 74.3 |Mar humidity = 71.7 |Apr humidity = 66.2 |May humidity = 65.5 |Jun humidity = 66.3 |Jul humidity = 69.4 |Aug humidity = 73.3 |Sep humidity = 73.2 |Oct humidity = 71.5 |Nov humidity = 76.0 |Dec humidity = 78.9 |year humidity = 71.8 |Jan sun = 148.5 |Feb sun = 158.5 |Mar sun = 206.3 |Apr sun = 251.4 |May sun = 311.9 |Jun sun = 340.0 |Jul sun = 347.0 |Aug sun = 318.2 |Sep sun = 258.1 |Oct sun = 207.6 |Nov sun = 124.2 |Dec sun = 108.2 |year sun = 2779.9 |Jan percentsun = 50 |Feb percentsun = 53 |Mar percentsun = 56 |Apr percentsun = 63 |May percentsun = 69 |Jun percentsun = 75 |Jul percentsun = 76 |Aug percentsun = 75 |Sep percentsun = 69 |Oct percentsun = 60 |Nov percentsun = 42 |Dec percentsun = 38 |year percentsun = 62 |source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAA>{{cite web |url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=iwx |title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=May 29, 2021 |archive-date=August 3, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803031220/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=iwx |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=NOAAtxt>{{cite web |url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00014827&format=pdf |publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title=Station: FT Wayne INTL AP, IN |work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020) |access-date=May 29, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NOAAsun>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72533.TXT |title=WMO Climate Normals for Fort Wayne/Municipal, IN 1961–1990 |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |access-date=June 6, 2015}}</ref> }}
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