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CXUS53 KLOT 011548
CLMRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
828 AM CST SUN MAR 1 2015
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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2015...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2015
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 70 02/25/2000
LOW -25 02/09/1933
HIGHEST 39 02/07 55 -16 44 02/20
02/18
LOWEST -16 02/28 29 -45 -21 02/11
AVG. MAXIMUM 21.9 34.2 -12.3 22.0
AVG. MINIMUM 2.4 17.7 -15.3 2.8
MEAN 12.1 25.9 -13.8 12.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 24 10.7 13.3 24
DAYS MIN <= 32 28 25.0 3.0 27
DAYS MIN <= 0 12 2.9 9.1 13
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 3.32 1944
MINIMUM 0.04 1969
TOTALS 0.85 1.41 -0.56 1.76
DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.05 -0.02 0.06
DAYS >= .01 5 8.2 -3.2 8
DAYS >= .10 2 3.6 -1.6 4
DAYS >= .50 1 0.7 0.3 1
DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.2 -0.2 0
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 0.60 02/01 TO 02/01
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 30.2 1994
TOTALS 14.7 7.7 7.0 13.5
SINCE 7/1 27.9 31.0 -3.1 47.5
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 6 4 2 9
DAYS >= 1.0 3 2.3 0.7 5
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 12 02/03 13 02/18
02/05 02/17
02/04
24 HR TOTAL 10.5 02/01 TO 02/01
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 1474 1093 381 1467
SINCE 7/1 5446 5002 444 5892
COOLING TOTAL 0 0 0 0
SINCE 1/1 0 0 0 0
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/010 DATE 02/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/340 DATE 02/14
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 5
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 0
LIGHT RAIN 1 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 1 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2
LIGHT SNOW 17 SLEET 1
FOG 11 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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RECORDS...
MONTHLY...
SECOND COLDEST MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR FEBRUARY WITH 12.1.
...COLDEST FEBRUARY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE...1936...10.2 DEGREES.
DAILY...
FEB 19...SET RECORD FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH 4 ABOVE...
...OLD RECORD 7 ABOVE IN 1959.
FEB 23...SET RECORD FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH 9 ABOVE...
...OLD RECORD 17 ABOVE IN 1934.
FEB 26...SET RECORD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE WITH -8...
...OLD RECORD -6 SET IN 1963 AND TIED IN 1994.
FEB 27...TIED RECORD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE OF -15 SET IN 1994.
FEB 27...SET RECORD FOR COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE WITH 12 ABOVE...
...OLD RECORD 15 ABOVE IN 2014.
FEB 28...SET RECORD FOR LOW TEMPERATURE WITH -16...
...OLD RECORD -7 IN 1962.
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