562 CDUS43 KLOT 290636 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 136 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 57 356 PM 79 1910 53 4 41 MINIMUM 36 1109 PM 8 1970 32 4 16 AVERAGE 47 42 5 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1931 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.22 2.04 1.18 1.24 SINCE MAR 1 3.22 2.04 1.18 1.24 SINCE JAN 1 4.75 4.82 -0.07 3.16 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 1975 0.1 -0.1 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 2.4 4.5 -2.1 7.6 SINCE MAR 1 2.4 4.5 -2.1 7.6 SINCE JUL 1 23.6 35.5 -11.9 35.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 18 23 -5 36 MONTH TO DATE 637 797 -160 879 SINCE MAR 1 637 797 -160 879 SINCE JUL 1 4823 5799 -976 6325 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 700 AM LOWEST 38 400 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 85 1986 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 12 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2016.........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 30 2016.........SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$