608 CDUS43 KLOT 080633 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1233 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 64 1237 PM 78 2000 43 21 43 MINIMUM 40 642 AM -4 1920 24 16 16 AVERAGE 52 34 18 30 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 2009 0.06 -0.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.13 0.45 -0.32 0.40 SINCE MAR 1 0.13 0.45 -0.32 0.40 SINCE JAN 1 1.66 3.23 -1.57 2.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1935 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.8 1.5 0.3 2.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.8 1.5 0.3 2.5 SINCE JUL 1 23.0 32.5 -9.5 30.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 32 -19 35 MONTH TO DATE 220 230 -10 327 SINCE MAR 1 220 230 -10 327 SINCE JUL 1 4406 5232 -826 5773 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 600 AM LOWEST 56 100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... 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 2016.........SUNRISE 619 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST MARCH 9 2016.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$