[NOAA Logo] NCDC / Climate-Radar Data Inventories / Locate Station / Search ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rockford Greater Rockford Airport * About this Station Rockford, IL, United States * Data Inventories Other Stations in Rockford * DATA List Stations in Division IL-01 * Station History List Stations in Winnebago County * State Climatologist List Stations within 5, 10, 25, or 50 miles * Regional Climate Center Type* : ASOS-NWS WSCMO --------------------------- Information at Other Sites Call : RFD / KRFD * National Weather Service Sign/ICS* - Central Region WBAN* : 94822 Headquarters COOP ID* : 117382 - Regional Forecast Office Climate Division* : IL-01 - Northwest - Current Weather Conditions WMO ID* : 72543 - Current Weather Forecast In Service* : 01 Sep 1950 to Present * Current Radar Elevation* : 223.4m (732.8') above s/l * Current Satellite Lat/Lon* : 42¢X12'N / 89¢X06'W * Sunrise/Sunset County* : Winnebago * Disclaimer * List of NCDC Datasets * Please report any Data Errors found. * Note to webmasters: you can link directly to this page. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Page] Other Stations in Rockford Rockford Rockford 6 ENE Rockford CAA Airport Rockford River ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Page] About this Station The climate of Rockford is characterized by hot summers and cold winters. When winter northeasterly winds blow across Lake Michigan, cloudiness often is increased in the Rockford area, and temperatures are somewhat higher than those westward around the Mississippi River. Conversely, in summer, the cooling effect of Lake Michigan sometimes is felt as far westward as Rockford. While 34 percent of the precipitation occurs in the three summer months of June to August, and 64 percent in the six months, April to September, no month averages less than 4 percent of the annual total. Though summers may be described as hot, seldom does oppressive heat prevail for extended periods. In general, the summers are pleasant. Winters are cold. Snow cover is adequate for diversified winter sports, and usually is continuous from late December through February. Based on the 1951-1980 period, the average first occurrence of 32 degrees Fahrenheit in the fall is October 11 and the average last occurrence in the spring is April 29. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Image] Data Inventories Please note that additional data (digital and non-digital) may be available for this station. Contact NCDC if additional details are needed. Click on the following where available: o DAT to obtain digital ascii data (charges may apply), Please do not order these data if you do not know what a Digital ASCII File is. o INV to view inventory, or o DOC to view documentation Surface DAT INV DOC 3200 -Cooperative Summary Of The Day DAT INV DOC 3210 -Summary Of The Day - First Order DAT INV DOC SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined) DAT INV DOC 3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative DAT INV DOC 3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data DAT INV DOC 3280 -Surface Airways Hourly And Airways Solar Radiation DAT INV DOC 3290 -Summary Observation DAT INV DOC 3292 -Weather Duration DAT INV DOC 9950 - (see Global Surface Station Information). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Page] DATA Additional data products may be available for this station. If you can't find what you are looking for here, please try our Most Popular Products page. Forms, Publications, and Web Pages Graphs and Other Images CD-ROMs Digital ASCII Files ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Section] Forms, Publications, and Web Pages Most of these products are publications that have been converted to on-line access. As such, these documents have column headings and are displayed in an easy-to-read format. For additional information and product samples, click on the [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] icon next to the desired product. [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Hourly Surface Weather Observations (Form 10A/B) [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Hourly Precipitation Data for Illinois [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Unedited) [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Hourly/Daily Data, Local Climatological Data (Edited) [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Daily/Monthly/Annual Illinois Climatological Data [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Record of Climatological Observations [New] [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Annual Climatological Summary [New] [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Storm Data Publication [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Miscellaneous Storm Events in Winnebago County ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Section] Graphs and Other Images Includes contour maps, time series, NEXRAD radar mosaics, and satellite images. For additional information and product samples, click on the [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About the Product] icon next to the desired product. [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] National Mosaic Reflectivity Images [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Miscellaneous Satellite Images [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Graph Weather Elements using CLIMVIS Period of Record Elements Available 1951-03 thru 1954-12: ABCDE 1958-11 thru 1998-07: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOP Please ensure that the parameters you enter are within the parameters specified in the above table. Otherwise you will receive no data. Element 1 Element 2 Year/Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Section] CD-ROMs The following are some of the more popular CD-ROMs that contain data for this station. Others are available that may contain summarized data for this station. A complete list of CD-ROMs is available in the OnLine Store. For additional information, click on the [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] icon next to the desired product. [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Hourly U.S. Weather Observations, 1990-1995 [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] NCDC Cooperative Station Data [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] Solar and Meteorological Surface Observational Network [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] U.S. Hourly Precipitation Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go to Top of Section] Digital ASCII Files These files may or may not contain column headers. In order to use these files, you will need to import them into a spreadsheet or database package for presentation. Please do not order these data if you do not know what a Digital ASCII File is. A sample Digital ASCII File is available for viewing but content varies a great deal depending on your request. Other digital files are available Offline that may contain data for this station. For additional information and product samples, click on the [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] icon next to the desired product. [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] SOD -Daily Surface Data (TD3200/3210 combined) [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] 3220 -Summary Of The Month (SOM) Cooperative [Question Mark Icon, Click for Additional Information About this Product] 3240 -Hourly Precipitation Data ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Go] Station History Rockford Greater Rockford Airport Date Date Elevation COOP Call WMO Began Ended Lat/Lon meters/feet ID WBAN Sign ID Type ROCKFORD GREATER ROCKFORD AP 01 Jul Present 42¢X12'N / 223.4m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 ASOS-NWS 1997 89¢X06'W 732.8' WSCMO 01 Aug 01 Jul 42¢X12'N / 223.4m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 ASOS-NWS 1995 1997 89¢X06'W 732.8' WSCMO 01 Jul 01 Aug 42¢X12'N / 223.4m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 ASOS-NWS WSO 1995 1995 89¢X06'W 732.8' 01 Jan 01 Jul 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 WSO 1995 1995 89¢X06'W 723.9' 26 Feb 01 Jan 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 WSO 1988 1995 89¢X06'W 723.9' 06 Nov 26 Feb 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 WSO 1987 1988 89¢X06'W 723.9' 01 Jan 06 Nov 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 WSO 1973 1987 89¢X06'W 723.9' 01 Jan 01 Jan 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 WBAS 1959 1973 89¢X06'W 723.9' 19 Dec 01 Jan 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 CAA 1950 1959 89¢X06'W 723.9' GREATER ROCKFORD AP 01 Dec 19 Dec 42¢X12'N / 220.7m / 117382 94822 RFD 72543 CAA 1950 1950 89¢X06'W 723.9' 01 Sep 01 Dec 42¢X12'N / 221.0m / . 94822 RFD 72543 CAA 1950 1950 89¢X06'W 724.9' [Go to Top of Page] Top of Page ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [NOAA Logo] NCDC / Climate-Radar Data Inventories / Locate Station / Search This page dynamically generated 04 Oct 2002 from: http://lwf.ncdc.noaa.gov/oa/climate/stationlocator.html Please send questions or comments about this system to ncdc.webcliserv@noaa.gov Please see the NCDC Contact Page if you have questions or comments.