540 CDUS43 KLOT 160637 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 137 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 60 359 PM 82 2012 46 14 63 MINIMUM 48 600 AM 5 1979 27 21 27 AVERAGE 54 37 17 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.13 1.75 1943 0.07 1.06 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.78 0.99 0.79 0.40 SINCE MAR 1 1.78 0.99 0.79 0.40 SINCE JAN 1 3.31 3.77 -0.46 2.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 7.0 1923 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.8 2.9 -1.1 2.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.8 2.9 -1.1 2.5 SINCE JUL 1 23.0 33.9 -10.9 30.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 28 -17 20 MONTH TO DATE 334 467 -133 521 SINCE MAR 1 334 467 -133 521 SINCE JUL 1 4520 5469 -949 5967 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 SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 72 400 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 80 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 6 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 705 PM CDT MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 706 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$