CXUS53 KLOT 011827 CLSRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1227 PM CST FRI MAR 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM 12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 78 02/27/2024 LOW -31 01/31/2019 HIGHEST 78R 02/27 61 12/29 LOWEST -16 01/15 -11 01/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 40.1 32.3 7.8 36.1 AVG. MINIMUM 24.6 17.5 7.1 20.7 MEAN 32.4 24.9 7.5 28.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 16 43.0 -27.0 30 DAYS MIN <= 32 66 82.3 -16.3 72 DAYS MIN <= 0 8 11.2 -3.2 9 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.38 1946 MINIMUM 1.28 2003 TOTALS 5.70 5.16 0.54 8.42 DAILY AVG. 0.06 NAN NAN 0.10 DAYS >= .01 29 28.6 0.4 29 DAYS >= .10 14 13.2 0.8 15 DAYS >= .50 4 2.8 1.2 5 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.6 -0.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.82 01/12 TO 01/12 1.73 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 65.1 2008 TOTALS 19.7 28.8 -9.1 18.2 SINCE 7/1 21.2 31.3 -10.1 20.5 DAYS >= 1.0 6 9.0 -3.0 5 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 10 01/13 8 01/29 01/14 24 HR TOTAL 7.0 01/12 TO 01/12 5.1 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 2957 3612 -655 3281 SINCE 7/1 4174 4996 -822 4557 COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/300 DATE 02/28 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 56/290 DATE 02/28 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.69 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 25 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 49 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 75 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 26 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 7 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 33 SLEET 1 FOG 46 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 8 HAZE 4 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$