Record streak for most consecutive days without measurable snow ends at South Bend

Through 7 pm EST on December 10th, South Bend has received 0.3" of snow for the day. This ends the record-breaking streak of consecutive days without measurable snowfall from March 5th to December 9th, 2012 at 279 days. This broke the previous record of 272 days set in 1948. Fort Wayne has already received 0.6" of snow this year and therefore the Fort Wayne data is only present for reference.  

 Longest Periods Between Last and First Snowfall

We took a look at the longest periods without measurable snowfall at Fort Wayne and South Bend. This looks at the period of time between the last measurable snowfall in the spring and the first measurable snowfall in the fall/winter.


Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at South Bend (1929-2012)*
Year Date of Last Measurable Spring Snowfall Date of First Measurable Fall Snowfall Days without Snowfall
2012 March 5th December 10th
 279 
1948 March 11th December 9th 272
1998 March 20th December 17th 271
2011 March 23th December 9th 260
1945 March 6th November 21st 259
2004 March 16th November 24th 252
2010 February 26th November 5th 251
1978 March 15th November 21st
 250
Average April 6th November 8th 215

 

 

Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at Fort Wayne (1912-2012)
Year
 Date of Last Measurable
Spring Snowfall
 Date of First Measurable Fall Snowfall
 Days without Snowfall
1990
 February 25th
 December 3rd
 280
1946
 February 24th
 December 1st
 279
2010
 February 28th
 December 1st
 275
1998
 March 21st
 December 17th
 270
1918
 March 7th
 December 3rd
 270
2012
 March 4th
 October 30 (0.1")
 239
Average
 April 3rd
 November 14th
 224

 

*Years 1930-31, 1935-39, and 1946-47 are missing.  Also, spring date missing in 1934 while fall date is missing in 1929 and 1932.

 

Latest Dates for First Snowfall

Location Latest Measurable
(0.1" or greater)		 Latest One Inch
(1.0" or greater)
Fort Wayne  December 23
in 2001		 December 27
in 1939
South Bend  December 17
in 1998		   December 24
in 2001

 

The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the latest date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image.

 

 

Average Dates for First Snowfall

Location Average Date for 1st Measurable
(0.1" or greater)		 Average Date for 1st One Inch
(1.0" or greater)
Fort Wayne November 14 December 2
South Bend   November 8  November 16

 

The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the average date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image.

 

 

 

 

Earliest Dates for First Snowfall

Location Earliest Trace
(T or greater)		 Earliest Measurable
(0.1" or greater)		 Earliest One Inch
(1.0" or greater)
Fort Wayne September 25
in 1942		  October 14
in 1937		 October 19
in 1974 and 1989
South Bend September 25
in 1942		   September 25
in 1942
  September 25
in 1942 

 

The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the earliest date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image.

 

Updated 12/10/2012

by CEO/EB

 

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