305 CDUS43 KLOT 011237 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 634 AM CST FRI JAN 1 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 28 1231 AM 56 1965 30 -2 18 MINIMUM 20 1159 PM -17 1963 14 6 1 AVERAGE 24 22 2 10 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.72 1923 0.05 -0.05 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.65 1.98 2.67 0.93 SINCE DEC 1 4.65 1.98 2.67 0.93 SINCE JAN 1 40.03 36.24 3.79 33.50 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.2 8.5 1978 0.4 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 5.2 11.3 -6.1 0.1 SINCE DEC 1 5.2 11.3 -6.1 0.1 SINCE JUL 1 14.0 13.1 0.9 3.7 SNOW DEPTH 3 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 41 43 -2 55 MONTH TO DATE 840 1226 -386 1063 SINCE DEC 1 840 1226 -386 1063 SINCE JUL 1 1871 2561 -690 2610 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 825 820 5 729 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 500 AM LOWEST 62 700 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 49 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -13 1968 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2016.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST JANUARY 2 2016.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$