If you thought the start to the summer solstice Sunday was a bit chilly, you'd be correct. Rockford officially reached a high of 68 degrees, but once the rain started temperatures cooled through the afternoon. While it was a steady, soaking rainfall it did not feel anything like summer Sunday afternoon.
According to the National Weather Service Chicago the high of 68 degrees was the coolest first day of summer since June 21, 2018, when Rockford reached a high of only 65 degrees (records dating back to 1905)! That date also tied with June 22nd, 1906, as the coolest observed first day of summer.
Dating back to 1905, there have only been 8 summer solstice days with a high temperature in the 60s in Rockford, including yesterday afternoon. Thankfully, our temperatures are looking up (and that started with Monday). Highs the rest of the week will be in the 70s, although still just a bit below the average high of the low 80s. Soon, though, the summer heat and humidity will return. I'll have more on that in a later post.
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