Despite Cooldown, Heat Records Still In Reach

If you like fall weather, this weekend is going to be perfect for you, but as we warm back into the 80s next week, we'll continue our run into the record books as far as the heat is concerned.

As of Thursday, Rockford has seen 99 days with highs at or above 80 degrees. We're on pace to break into the top 10 by the time the heat comes to an end later in the coming months. Check out the full list below.

1)  120 (1939)
2)  119 (1922)
3)  114 (1934)
4)  113 (1921)
5)  112 (1933)
6)  109 (1931)
    109 (1936)
8)  108 (1941)
9)  107 (1930)
    107 (2007)
...
21)  99 (2012)*

* THROUGH SEPTEMBER 6TH.

The other record we're keeping an eye on is the average temperature in Rockford this year. When you average all of our highs and lows together, you end up with a temperature of just over 57 degrees. It may not seem like much, but it’s over 2.5 degrees warmer than the all-time record. In fact, when you look at the top 5, this record could get destroyed unless things start to cool off soon.

1)  57.1 (2012)
2)  54.6 (1934)
3)  54.1 (1987)
4)  54.0 (1938)
5)  53.8 (1998)