512 CDUS43 KLOT 080641 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1241 AM CST SAT MAR 8 2014 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 41 509 PM 78 2000 43 -2 34 MINIMUM 12 1244 AM -4 1920 24 -12 17 AVERAGE 27 34 -7 26 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.16 2009 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.48 0.45 0.03 0.95 SINCE MAR 1 0.48 0.45 0.03 0.95 SINCE JAN 1 4.22 3.23 0.99 7.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1935 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 7.1 1.5 5.6 10.1 SINCE MAR 1 7.1 1.5 5.6 10.1 SINCE JUL 1 54.6 32.5 22.1 36.7 SNOW DEPTH 8 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 38 32 6 39 MONTH TO DATE 349 230 119 289 SINCE MAR 1 349 230 119 289 SINCE JUL 1 6241 5232 1009 5026 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 800 AM LOWEST 59 300 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2014.........SUNRISE 620 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST MARCH 9 2014.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 656 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$