Unusually Cold & Snowy

Do you feel like this winter has been colder and snowier than normal? No surprises here... you're right. Here are the stats to back it up.

THE COLD: In the weather world, winter runs from December through February. A typical winter sees eleven days with temps hitting zero or colder. Including Monday's extreme cold, Rockford has already seen TWENTY days with below zero temps. Compare that to this time last year when we only had one day with temps below zero.

Cold Stats Through Jan. 27th

Through January 25th, this has been the 8th coldest winter on record for Rockford. The forecast is calling for more sub-zero temps the next two days, so bundle up.

THE SNOW: Over the last 50 days, Rockford has seen accumulating snow on 27 of those days. That equates to snow every other day... and it's only the second time that has happened since 1905. We'll get a few days off from the white stuff, but snow chances are back in the forecast for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.

If you include days that saw a trace of snow, Rockford has seen snow on 36 of the last 50 days. We've only seen that many days of snow seven other times, the last being in the winter of 2008-2009. -BA