418 CDUS43 KLOT 080718 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 118 AM CST WED MAR 8 2017 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2017... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2017 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 60 1200 AM 78 2000 43 17 64 MINIMUM 35 933 PM -4 1920 24 11 40 AVERAGE 48 34 14 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 1.16 2009 0.06 0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.45 -0.18 0.13 SINCE MAR 1 0.27 0.45 -0.18 0.13 SINCE JAN 1 4.30 3.23 1.07 1.66 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1935 0.3 -0.3 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 1.5 -0.3 1.8 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 1.5 -0.3 1.8 SINCE JUL 1 18.2 32.5 -14.3 23.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 17 32 -15 13 MONTH TO DATE 170 230 -60 220 SINCE MAR 1 170 230 -60 220 SINCE JUL 1 4244 5232 -988 4406 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 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 100 AM LOWEST 30 300 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1943 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2017.........SUNRISE 620 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST MARCH 9 2017.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$