While many may have enjoyed the fall-like weather we experienced this weekend, it was a record cold July weekend! Not only did we break the record for the coolest high temperature on Saturday we also broke the record for the coldest July weekend ever in Rockford. A very strong low pressure system over the Great Lakes brought down cool air from northern Canada while temperatures surged into the upper 70s/low 80s in the interior of Alaska! Talk about a temperature swing! Even though we didn't break any records on Sunday, those northerly winds resulted in the coldest July weekend on record in Rockford with an average temperature for Saturday and Sunday of 60.5°. The previous coldest July weekend was back on July 12th & 13th, 1975. Looking out over the next two weeks of August yield no major signs of any warm ups coming soon.
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