292 CDUS43 KLOT 040649 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1248 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 36 234 PM 73 1983 41 -5 34 1974 MINIMUM 25 1159 PM -11 2014 23 2 24 AVERAGE 31 32 -1 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.45 1955 0.06 -0.03 0.40 MONTH TO DATE 0.07 0.19 -0.12 0.40 SINCE MAR 1 0.07 0.19 -0.12 0.40 SINCE JAN 1 1.60 2.97 -1.37 2.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.4 2.8 1953 0.2 0.2 2.5 MONTH TO DATE 1.1 0.6 0.5 2.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.1 0.6 0.5 2.5 SINCE JUL 1 22.3 31.6 -9.3 30.4 SNOW DEPTH 1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 33 1 36 MONTH TO DATE 120 101 19 131 SINCE MAR 1 120 101 19 131 SINCE JUL 1 4306 5103 -797 5577 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 400 AM LOWEST 75 1200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 1983 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2016.........SUNRISE 626 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST MARCH 5 2016.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 552 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$