100 Degrees Today - We Tie a Record

The Rockford Airport recorded a high temperature of 100 degrees this afternoon just before 3:30pm today. This is the first time we've hit 100 degrees since July 10, 1989. Here's the report from the NWS Chicago:

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
352 PM CDT WED JUL 19 2011

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR JULY 19TH OF JULY TIED AT ROCKFORD IL TODAY...

THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 100 DEGREES AT 229 PM CST (329 PM CDT) TODAY
AT ROCKFORD IL...WHICH TIED THE RECORD HIGH FOR JULY 19TH SET IN
1930.