654 CDUS43 KLOT 240633 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1231 AM CST SAT DEC 24 2016 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 35 1159 PM 59 2015 31 4 59 MINIMUM 22 1200 AM -21 1983 16 6 39 AVERAGE 29 23 6 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.19 0.70 2015 0.05 0.14 0.70 MONTH TO DATE 1.59 1.56 0.03 3.35 SINCE DEC 1 1.59 1.56 0.03 3.35 SINCE JAN 1 34.87 35.82 -0.95 38.73 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.8 4.9 1959 0.4 0.4 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 16.1 8.3 7.8 1.2 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 8.3 7.8 1.2 SINCE JUL 1 16.1 10.1 6.0 10.0 SNOW DEPTH 7 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 36 42 -6 16 MONTH TO DATE 1009 886 123 576 SINCE DEC 1 1009 886 123 576 SINCE JUL 1 1878 2221 -343 1607 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JAN 1 1103 820 283 825 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN SNOW LIGHT SNOW SLEET FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 600 PM LOWEST 72 800 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -24 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2016......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 429 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2016......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 430 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$