Fort Wayne, located at the junction of the St. Mary's, St. Joseph, and Maumee rivers in northeastern Indiana, is set in level to rolling terrain. The climate is representative of the Midwestern region, with daily high and low temperature differences averaging about twenty degrees. Annual precipitation is well distributed, and the freeze-free period is usually 173 days. Hailstorms occur about once a year; flooding also occurs. Snow covers the ground for about thirty days each winter, but heavy snowstorms are infrequent.
Area: 78.95 square miles (2000)
Elevation: 790 feet above sea level
Average Temperatures: January, 23.3° F; July, 73.3° F; annual average, 49.7° F
Average Annual Precipitation: 34.40 inches