
A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >

As you may have noticed, it's been quite cold and snowy for the first three months of 2014. Winter-like weather has stretched all the way to late March with no prolonged signs of spring yet so far! For a look back at the 2013-2014 season, see our newsstory. Let's take a look at just how cold and snowy it's been.
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Coldest Average Temperatures on Record - January 1st through March 31st
| Fort Wayne | Rank | South Bend |
| 19.8° - 1978 | 1 | 17.6° - 1912 |
| 20.6° - 2014 (thru 3/25) | 2 | 20.5° - 2014 (thru 3/25) |
| 20.9° - 1912 | 3 | 20.9° - 1904 |
| 24.1 - 1982 | 4 | 21.7° - 1978 |
| 24.8° - 1979 | 5 | 23.3° - 1895 |
| 25.0° - 1940 | 6 | 23.4° - 1963 |
| 25.1° - 1963 | 7 | 24.5° - 1982 |
| 25.2° - 1970 | 8 | 24.7° - 1979 |
| 25.9° - 1980 | 9 | 24.9° - 1970 |
| 25.9° - 1977 | 10 | 24.9° -1936 |
Record Number of Days with High Temperatures Below Freezing (32°) - January 1st through March 31st
| Fort Wayne | Rank | South Bend |
| 55 - 1978 | 1 | 57 - 1912 |
| 54 - 1912 | 2 | 54 - 1978 |
| 47 - 2014 (thru 3/25) | 3 | 50 - 2014 (thru 3/25) |
| 46 - 2003 | 4 | 48 - 1979 |
| 45 - 1980, 1979, 1977 | 5 | 47 - 1904 |
Record Number of Days with Low Temperatures Below 10° - January 1st through March 31st
| Fort Wayne | Rank | South Bend |
| 48 - 1978 | 1 | 45 - 1912 |
| 37 - 2014 (thru 3/25) | 2 | 39 - 1978 |
| 34 - 1977 | 3 | 39 - 1904 |
| 34 - 1963 | 4 | 37 - 1963 |
| 33 - 1979 | 5 | 33 - 2014 (thru 3/25) |
Record Number of Days with Low Temperatures Below 0° - January 1st through March 31st
| Fort Wayne | Rank | South Bend |
| 25- 1978 | 1 | 22 - 1936 |
| 21 - 2014 (thru 3/25) | 2 | 20 - 1912 |
| 20 - 1963 | 3 | 19 - 2014 (thru 3/25), 1963, 1904 |
| 19 - 1977 | 4 | 17 - 1986 |
| 18 - 1979, 1936 | 5 | 16 - 1918 |
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Snowfall Records - January 1st through March 31st
| Fort Wayne | Rank | South Bend |
| 61.7" - 2014 (thru 3/25) | 1 | 107.8" - 1978 |
| 50.2" - 1982 | 2 | 80.6" - 2011 |
| 43.1" - 1912 | 3 | 78.0" - 2013 (thru 3/25) |
| 39.1" - 1964 | 4 | 74.6" - 1960 |
| 35.6" - 2011 | 5 | 73.3" - 1967 |
Record Number of Days with Daily Snowfall > 1 inch - January 1st through March 31st
| Rank | # of Days at Fort Wayne |
| 1 | 18 - 2014 (thru 3/25) |
| 2 | 16 - 1982 |
| 3 | 14 - 2005 |
| 4 | 13 - 1964 |
| 5 | 12 - 2003, 1978 |
Record Number of Days with Daily Snow Depth > 1 inch - January 1st through March 31st
| Rank | # of Days at Fort Wayne |
| 1 | 74 - 1978 |
| 2 | 69 - 1982 |
| 3 | 68 - 2014 (thru 3/25) |
| 4 | 60 - 1977 |
| 5 | 57 - 1984, 1979 |
Updated 3/26/2014
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