283 CDUS43 KLOT 010632 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1231 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 40 212 AM 56 1965 30 10 28 MINIMUM 22 1159 PM -17 1963 14 8 20 AVERAGE 31 22 9 24 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.72 1923 0.05 -0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 1.88 1.98 -0.10 4.65 SINCE DEC 1 1.88 1.98 -0.10 4.65 SINCE JAN 1 35.16 36.24 -1.08 40.03 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.5 1978 0.4 -0.4 0.2 MONTH TO DATE 16.1 11.3 4.8 5.2 SINCE DEC 1 16.1 11.3 4.8 5.2 SINCE JUL 1 16.1 13.1 3.0 14.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 43 -9 41 MONTH TO DATE 1270 1226 44 840 SINCE DEC 1 1270 1226 44 840 SINCE JUL 1 2139 2561 -422 1871 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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 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 81 1100 PM LOWEST 48 100 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 49 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -13 1968 1924 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2017.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST JANUARY 2 2017.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$