In the South Bend district, the average temperature for the year was 53.9 degrees, which is 4.6 degrees above the normal of 49.3 degrees. Since 1893 when records began, 2024 ranks as the warmest year on record. The previous warmest year was 2012 with an average temperature of 53.3 degrees.

The highest temperature in 2024 was 97 degrees on Aug. 27. The lowest temperature was -9 degrees on Jan. 14 and 15. The average high temperature for the year was 64.6 degrees which ranks as the warmest on record. The average low temperature was 44.1 degrees which ranks second behind 1973 which had an average low temperature of 44.4 degrees.

The total precipitation for the year was 40.18 inches. This is 0.95 inches above the normal of 39.23 inches, the measurement ranking as the 37^th wettest year on record, and the wettest since 2021.

Total snowfall in the South Bend district for the year was 36.3 inches which is 28.2 inches below the normal of 64.5 inches. This is the seventh least amount of snow on record.

Notable weather events for 2024 included:

• Winter 2023-24 was the second warmest on record
• Warmest February on record – 10.9 degrees above normal
• The remnants of Hurricane Beryl brought almost 3 inches of rain to South Bend from July 9-10.
• Early summer heat wave in mid-June brought several days of record highs and record warm lows
• Record highs in the low 80s at the end of October
• 22 days without measurable rainfall from late August through mid-September tied for the 13^th longest stretch without rain
• 70 percent of the forecast area experienced moderate drought in September and October