Fort Wayne, IN: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Fort Wayne, IN: 106°F on Thursday 28 June 2012, Saturday 25 June 1988, Tuesday 14 July 1936 and 1 other day.

The record begins: 1897

All-time records

Hottest day: 106°F; 28 June 2012, 25 June 1988, 14 July 1936, 22 July 1934
Coldest night: -24°F; 12 January 1918
Wettest day: 4.93 in; 1 August 1926
Warmest night: 80°F; 13 July 1936
Coldest day: -11°F; 20 January 1985

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Fort Wayne, IN by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 110, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 70, in the 1940s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	3
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	15	11	10
1930s	110	45	10
1940s	48	70	10
1950s	51	51	10
1960s	25	69	10
1970s	34	50	10
1980s	49	38	10
1990s	25	17	10
2000s	19	10	10
2010s	50	19	10
2020s	17	12	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	69°F 25 January 1950	-24°F 12 January 1918	2.40 in 18 January 1949
February	73°F 25 February 2000	-19°F 9 February 1899	3.03 in 22 February 1990
March	87°F 21 March 2012	-10°F 1 March 1967	3.00 in 18 March 1907
April	90°F 11 April 1930, 29 April 1899	7°F 7 April 1982	2.57 in 9 April 1998
May	97°F 28 May 2018	23°F 9 May 2020	4.35 in 30 May 1991
June	106°F 28 June 2012, 25 June 1988	36°F 2 June 1910	4.40 in 3 June 1989
July	106°F 14 July 1936, 22 July 1934	38°F 2 July 1904	2.83 in 5 July 2022, 18 July 1996
August	102°F 9 August 1934, 5 August 1918	38°F 29 August 1965	4.93 in 1 August 1926
September	100°F 2 September 1953, 1 September 1953	29°F 23 September 1995, 29 September 1951	4.17 in 4 September 1918
October	91°F 3 October 1898	19°F 31 October 1988	2.96 in 18 October 1947
November	79°F 1 November 2016, 1 November 1950	-1°F 30 November 1958, 25 November 1950, 24 November 1950	2.96 in 18 November 2017
December	71°F 2 December 1982	-18°F 22 December 1989	2.13 in 7 December 1966

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	22 days	27 June to 18 July 2012	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	37 days	28 December 1976 to 2 February 1977	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	11.98 in	June 2015
Driest month	0.02 in	March 1910
Wettest year	54.58 in	1990
Driest year	24.31 in	2025

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Fort Wayne, IN: a low of -24°F on Saturday 12 January 1918.
The wettest day on record in Fort Wayne, IN: 4.93 in on Sunday 1 August 1926.
The warmest night on record in Fort Wayne, IN: a low of 80°F on Monday 13 July 1936.
The coldest day on record in Fort Wayne, IN: a high of -11°F on Sunday 20 January 1985.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Fort Wayne, IN: 22 days, from Wednesday 27 June to Wednesday 18 July 2012.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Fort Wayne, IN: 37 days, from Tuesday 28 December 1976 to Wednesday 2 February 1977.
The wettest month on record in Fort Wayne, IN: June 2015, with 11.98 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Fort Wayne, IN: March 1910, with 0.02 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Fort Wayne, IN: 1990, with 54.58 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Fort Wayne, IN: 2025, with 24.31 in of precipitation.

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