CXUS53 KLOT 011705 CLMRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1205 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 91 10/02/1922 LOW 7 10/30/1925 HIGHEST 84 10/05 86 10/01 10/03 LOWEST 27 10/17 24 10/30 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.1 62.3 7.8 62.9 AVG. MINIMUM 42.4 41.8 0.6 42.8 MEAN 56.2 52.0 4.2 52.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 4 5.3 -1.3 5 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.32 1969 MINIMUM 0.01 1952 TOTALS 0.79 2.63 -1.84 4.60 DAILY AVG. 0.03 0.08 -0.05 0.15 DAYS >= .01 4 9.6 -5.6 9 DAYS >= .10 2 5.3 -3.3 7 DAYS >= .50 0 1.7 -1.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.5 -0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.74 10/24 TO 10/25 2.90 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 5.0 1929 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 T SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 T DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 282 412 -130 397 SINCE 7/1 328 531 -203 MM COOLING TOTAL 17 11 6 28 SINCE 1/1 958 839 119 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 37/250 DATE 10/31 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 53/250 DATE 10/31 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.38 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 16 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 62 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 2 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 7 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$