467 CDUS43 KLOT 180633 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 132 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 57 229 PM 82 2012 47 10 49 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM -3 1941 28 8 28 AVERAGE 47 38 9 39 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.62 1919 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 1.14 0.88 0.40 SINCE MAR 1 2.02 1.14 0.88 0.40 SINCE JAN 1 3.55 3.92 -0.37 2.32 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 4.0 1984 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.8 3.2 -1.4 2.5 SINCE MAR 1 1.8 3.2 -1.4 2.5 SINCE JUL 1 23.0 34.2 -11.2 30.4 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 27 -9 26 MONTH TO DATE 367 522 -155 555 SINCE MAR 1 367 522 -155 555 SINCE JUL 1 4553 5524 -971 6001 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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 65 500 AM LOWEST 27 400 PM AVERAGE 46 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 81 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 -1 1941 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$