405 CDUS43 KLOT 090639 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1237 AM CST THU MAR 9 2017 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 51 305 PM 76 2000 43 8 71 MINIMUM 33 1115 PM -6 1943 25 8 54 AVERAGE 42 34 8 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 0.52 -0.25 0.14 SINCE MAR 1 0.27 0.52 -0.25 0.14 SINCE JAN 1 4.30 3.30 1.00 1.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1961 0.2 -0.2 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 1.2 1.7 -0.5 1.8 SINCE MAR 1 1.2 1.7 -0.5 1.8 SINCE JUL 1 18.2 32.7 -14.5 23.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 23 31 -8 2 MONTH TO DATE 193 261 -68 222 SINCE MAR 1 193 261 -68 222 SINCE JUL 1 4267 5263 -996 4408 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 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1 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 56 1100 PM LOWEST 21 100 PM AVERAGE 39 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 68 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -2 1984 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2017.........SUNRISE 618 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST MARCH 10 2017.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 557 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$