80s return to make Friday feel like summer

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Friday was the warmest day of 2025 so far! The summer-like temperatures likely had you breaking out the shorts and t-shirts!

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Friday’s high temperature in Fort Wayne was 83°, exceeding our previous warmest day of the year by five degrees. Our previous warmest day of 2025 was March 14th, when we climbed up to 78°.

While it was very warm and it may have got you excited about summer, it was not record-breaking. We came four degrees shy of our April 18th daily record high temperature on the books of 87°, with weather records in Fort Wayne dating back to 1897……

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