diff --git a/metrics/counter_float64.go b/metrics/counter_float64.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f05f62fed6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/counter_float64.go
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// CounterFloat64 holds a float64 value that can be incremented and decremented.
+type CounterFloat64 interface {
+	Clear()
+	Count() float64
+	Dec(float64)
+	Inc(float64)
+	Snapshot() CounterFloat64
+}
+
+// GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64 returns an existing CounterFloat64 or constructs and registers
+// a new StandardCounterFloat64.
+func GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64(name string, r Registry) CounterFloat64 {
+	if nil == r {
+		r = DefaultRegistry
+	}
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounterFloat64).(CounterFloat64)
+}
+
+// GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64Forced returns an existing CounterFloat64 or constructs and registers a
+// new CounterFloat64 no matter the global switch is enabled or not.
+// Be sure to unregister the counter from the registry once it is of no use to
+// allow for garbage collection.
+func GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64Forced(name string, r Registry) CounterFloat64 {
+	if nil == r {
+		r = DefaultRegistry
+	}
+	return r.GetOrRegister(name, NewCounterFloat64Forced).(CounterFloat64)
+}
+
+// NewCounterFloat64 constructs a new StandardCounterFloat64.
+func NewCounterFloat64() CounterFloat64 {
+	if !Enabled {
+		return NilCounterFloat64{}
+	}
+	return &StandardCounterFloat64{count: 0.0}
+}
+
+// NewCounterFloat64Forced constructs a new StandardCounterFloat64 and returns it no matter if
+// the global switch is enabled or not.
+func NewCounterFloat64Forced() CounterFloat64 {
+	return &StandardCounterFloat64{count: 0.0}
+}
+
+// NewRegisteredCounterFloat64 constructs and registers a new StandardCounterFloat64.
+func NewRegisteredCounterFloat64(name string, r Registry) CounterFloat64 {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	if nil == r {
+		r = DefaultRegistry
+	}
+	r.Register(name, c)
+	return c
+}
+
+// NewRegisteredCounterFloat64Forced constructs and registers a new StandardCounterFloat64
+// and launches a goroutine no matter the global switch is enabled or not.
+// Be sure to unregister the counter from the registry once it is of no use to
+// allow for garbage collection.
+func NewRegisteredCounterFloat64Forced(name string, r Registry) CounterFloat64 {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64Forced()
+	if nil == r {
+		r = DefaultRegistry
+	}
+	r.Register(name, c)
+	return c
+}
+
+// CounterFloat64Snapshot is a read-only copy of another CounterFloat64.
+type CounterFloat64Snapshot float64
+
+// Clear panics.
+func (CounterFloat64Snapshot) Clear() {
+	panic("Clear called on a CounterFloat64Snapshot")
+}
+
+// Count returns the value at the time the snapshot was taken.
+func (c CounterFloat64Snapshot) Count() float64 { return float64(c) }
+
+// Dec panics.
+func (CounterFloat64Snapshot) Dec(float64) {
+	panic("Dec called on a CounterFloat64Snapshot")
+}
+
+// Inc panics.
+func (CounterFloat64Snapshot) Inc(float64) {
+	panic("Inc called on a CounterFloat64Snapshot")
+}
+
+// Snapshot returns the snapshot.
+func (c CounterFloat64Snapshot) Snapshot() CounterFloat64 { return c }
+
+// NilCounterFloat64 is a no-op CounterFloat64.
+type NilCounterFloat64 struct{}
+
+// Clear is a no-op.
+func (NilCounterFloat64) Clear() {}
+
+// Count is a no-op.
+func (NilCounterFloat64) Count() float64 { return 0.0 }
+
+// Dec is a no-op.
+func (NilCounterFloat64) Dec(i float64) {}
+
+// Inc is a no-op.
+func (NilCounterFloat64) Inc(i float64) {}
+
+// Snapshot is a no-op.
+func (NilCounterFloat64) Snapshot() CounterFloat64 { return NilCounterFloat64{} }
+
+// StandardCounterFloat64 is the standard implementation of a CounterFloat64 and uses the
+// sync.Mutex package to manage a single float64 value.
+type StandardCounterFloat64 struct {
+	mutex sync.Mutex
+	count float64
+}
+
+// Clear sets the counter to zero.
+func (c *StandardCounterFloat64) Clear() {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.count = 0.0
+}
+
+// Count returns the current value.
+func (c *StandardCounterFloat64) Count() float64 {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	return c.count
+}
+
+// Dec decrements the counter by the given amount.
+func (c *StandardCounterFloat64) Dec(v float64) {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.count -= v
+}
+
+// Inc increments the counter by the given amount.
+func (c *StandardCounterFloat64) Inc(v float64) {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	defer c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.count += v
+}
+
+// Snapshot returns a read-only copy of the counter.
+func (c *StandardCounterFloat64) Snapshot() CounterFloat64 {
+	return CounterFloat64Snapshot(c.Count())
+}
diff --git a/metrics/counter_float_64_test.go b/metrics/counter_float_64_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44d9b4c20c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/counter_float_64_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package metrics
+
+import "testing"
+
+func BenchmarkCounterFloat64(b *testing.B) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	b.ResetTimer()
+	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
+		c.Inc(1.0)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Clear(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Inc(1.0)
+	c.Clear()
+	if count := c.Count(); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): 0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Dec1(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Dec(1.0)
+	if count := c.Count(); count != -1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): -1.0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Dec2(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Dec(2.0)
+	if count := c.Count(); count != -2.0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): -2.0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Inc1(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Inc(1.0)
+	if count := c.Count(); count != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): 1.0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Inc2(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Inc(2.0)
+	if count := c.Count(); count != 2.0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): 2.0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Snapshot(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	c.Inc(1.0)
+	snapshot := c.Snapshot()
+	c.Inc(1.0)
+	if count := snapshot.Count(); count != 1.0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): 1.0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCounterFloat64Zero(t *testing.T) {
+	c := NewCounterFloat64()
+	if count := c.Count(); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("c.Count(): 0 != %v\n", count)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestGetOrRegisterCounterFloat64(t *testing.T) {
+	r := NewRegistry()
+	NewRegisteredCounterFloat64("foo", r).Inc(47.0)
+	if c := GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64("foo", r); c.Count() != 47.0 {
+		t.Fatal(c)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/metrics/exp/exp.go b/metrics/exp/exp.go
index 3ebe8cc68a..2b04eeab27 100644
--- a/metrics/exp/exp.go
+++ b/metrics/exp/exp.go
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ func (exp *exp) publishCounter(name string, metric metrics.Counter) {
 	v.Set(metric.Count())
 }
 
+func (exp *exp) publishCounterFloat64(name string, metric metrics.CounterFloat64) {
+	v := exp.getFloat(name)
+	v.Set(metric.Count())
+}
+
 func (exp *exp) publishGauge(name string, metric metrics.Gauge) {
 	v := exp.getInt(name)
 	v.Set(metric.Value())
@@ -167,6 +172,8 @@ func (exp *exp) syncToExpvar() {
 		switch i := i.(type) {
 		case metrics.Counter:
 			exp.publishCounter(name, i)
+		case metrics.CounterFloat64:
+			exp.publishCounterFloat64(name, i)
 		case metrics.Gauge:
 			exp.publishGauge(name, i)
 		case metrics.GaugeFloat64:
diff --git a/metrics/graphite.go b/metrics/graphite.go
index 142eec86be..29f72b0c41 100644
--- a/metrics/graphite.go
+++ b/metrics/graphite.go
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ func graphite(c *GraphiteConfig) error {
 		switch metric := i.(type) {
 		case Counter:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s.%s.count %d %d\n", c.Prefix, name, metric.Count(), now)
+		case CounterFloat64:
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s.%s.count %f %d\n", c.Prefix, name, metric.Count(), now)
 		case Gauge:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s.%s.value %d %d\n", c.Prefix, name, metric.Value(), now)
 		case GaugeFloat64:
diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
index 748c692e13..ea6c3d9dff 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdb.go
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@ func (r *reporter) send() error {
 				},
 				Time: now,
 			})
+		case metrics.CounterFloat64:
+			count := metric.Count()
+			pts = append(pts, client.Point{
+				Measurement: fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.count", namespace, name),
+				Tags:        r.tags,
+				Fields: map[string]interface{}{
+					"value": count,
+				},
+				Time: now,
+			})
 		case metrics.Gauge:
 			ms := metric.Snapshot()
 			pts = append(pts, client.Point{
diff --git a/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go b/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
index bfb762196c..dc8a42cd5a 100644
--- a/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
+++ b/metrics/influxdb/influxdbv2.go
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ type v2Reporter struct {
 
 	client influxdb2.Client
 	write  api.WriteAPI
-
-	cache map[string]int64
 }
 
 // InfluxDBWithTags starts a InfluxDB reporter which will post the from the given metrics.Registry at each d interval with the specified tags
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ func InfluxDBV2WithTags(r metrics.Registry, d time.Duration, endpoint string, to
 		organization: organization,
 		namespace:    namespace,
 		tags:         tags,
-		cache:        make(map[string]int64),
 	}
 
 	rep.client = influxdb2.NewClient(rep.endpoint, rep.token)
@@ -86,17 +83,25 @@ func (r *v2Reporter) send() {
 		switch metric := i.(type) {
 		case metrics.Counter:
 			v := metric.Count()
-			l := r.cache[name]
 
 			measurement := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.count", namespace, name)
 			fields := map[string]interface{}{
-				"value": v - l,
+				"value": v,
 			}
 
 			pt := influxdb2.NewPoint(measurement, r.tags, fields, now)
 			r.write.WritePoint(pt)
 
-			r.cache[name] = v
+		case metrics.CounterFloat64:
+			v := metric.Count()
+
+			measurement := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s.count", namespace, name)
+			fields := map[string]interface{}{
+				"value": v,
+			}
+
+			pt := influxdb2.NewPoint(measurement, r.tags, fields, now)
+			r.write.WritePoint(pt)
 
 		case metrics.Gauge:
 			ms := metric.Snapshot()
diff --git a/metrics/librato/librato.go b/metrics/librato/librato.go
index b16493413e..3d45f4c7be 100644
--- a/metrics/librato/librato.go
+++ b/metrics/librato/librato.go
@@ -107,6 +107,17 @@ func (rep *Reporter) BuildRequest(now time.Time, r metrics.Registry) (snapshot B
 				}
 				snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
 			}
+		case metrics.CounterFloat64:
+			if m.Count() > 0 {
+				measurement[Name] = fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", name, "count")
+				measurement[Value] = m.Count()
+				measurement[Attributes] = map[string]interface{}{
+					DisplayUnitsLong:  Operations,
+					DisplayUnitsShort: OperationsShort,
+					DisplayMin:        "0",
+				}
+				snapshot.Counters = append(snapshot.Counters, measurement)
+			}
 		case metrics.Gauge:
 			measurement[Name] = name
 			measurement[Value] = float64(m.Value())
diff --git a/metrics/log.go b/metrics/log.go
index 0c8ea7c971..d1ce627a83 100644
--- a/metrics/log.go
+++ b/metrics/log.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ func LogScaled(r Registry, freq time.Duration, scale time.Duration, l Logger) {
 			case Counter:
 				l.Printf("counter %s\n", name)
 				l.Printf("  count:       %9d\n", metric.Count())
+			case CounterFloat64:
+				l.Printf("counter %s\n", name)
+				l.Printf("  count:       %f\n", metric.Count())
 			case Gauge:
 				l.Printf("gauge %s\n", name)
 				l.Printf("  value:       %9d\n", metric.Value())
diff --git a/metrics/metrics.go b/metrics/metrics.go
index ff7196b564..c206f16924 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -144,6 +144,9 @@ func CollectProcessMetrics(refresh time.Duration) {
 		cpuSysLoad            = GetOrRegisterGauge("system/cpu/sysload", DefaultRegistry)
 		cpuSysWait            = GetOrRegisterGauge("system/cpu/syswait", DefaultRegistry)
 		cpuProcLoad           = GetOrRegisterGauge("system/cpu/procload", DefaultRegistry)
+		cpuSysLoadTotal       = GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64("system/cpu/sysload/total", DefaultRegistry)
+		cpuSysWaitTotal       = GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64("system/cpu/syswait/total", DefaultRegistry)
+		cpuProcLoadTotal      = GetOrRegisterCounterFloat64("system/cpu/procload/total", DefaultRegistry)
 		cpuThreads            = GetOrRegisterGauge("system/cpu/threads", DefaultRegistry)
 		cpuGoroutines         = GetOrRegisterGauge("system/cpu/goroutines", DefaultRegistry)
 		cpuSchedLatency       = getOrRegisterRuntimeHistogram("system/cpu/schedlatency", secondsToNs, nil)
@@ -172,13 +175,17 @@ func CollectProcessMetrics(refresh time.Duration) {
 		secondsSinceLastCollect := collectTime.Sub(lastCollectTime).Seconds()
 		lastCollectTime = collectTime
 		if secondsSinceLastCollect > 0 {
-			sysLoad := (cpustats[now].GlobalTime - cpustats[prev].GlobalTime) / secondsSinceLastCollect
-			sysWait := (cpustats[now].GlobalWait - cpustats[prev].GlobalWait) / secondsSinceLastCollect
-			procLoad := (cpustats[now].LocalTime - cpustats[prev].LocalTime) / secondsSinceLastCollect
+			sysLoad := cpustats[now].GlobalTime - cpustats[prev].GlobalTime
+			sysWait := cpustats[now].GlobalWait - cpustats[prev].GlobalWait
+			procLoad := cpustats[now].LocalTime - cpustats[prev].LocalTime
 			// Convert to integer percentage.
-			cpuSysLoad.Update(int64(sysLoad * 100))
-			cpuSysWait.Update(int64(sysWait * 100))
-			cpuProcLoad.Update(int64(procLoad * 100))
+			cpuSysLoad.Update(int64(sysLoad / secondsSinceLastCollect * 100))
+			cpuSysWait.Update(int64(sysWait / secondsSinceLastCollect * 100))
+			cpuProcLoad.Update(int64(procLoad / secondsSinceLastCollect * 100))
+			// increment counters (ms)
+			cpuSysLoadTotal.Inc(sysLoad)
+			cpuSysWaitTotal.Inc(sysWait)
+			cpuProcLoadTotal.Inc(procLoad)
 		}
 
 		// Threads
diff --git a/metrics/metrics_test.go b/metrics/metrics_test.go
index e3fde1ea62..534c44139b 100644
--- a/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ func TestReadRuntimeValues(t *testing.T) {
 func BenchmarkMetrics(b *testing.B) {
 	r := NewRegistry()
 	c := NewRegisteredCounter("counter", r)
+	cf := NewRegisteredCounterFloat64("counterfloat64", r)
 	g := NewRegisteredGauge("gauge", r)
 	gf := NewRegisteredGaugeFloat64("gaugefloat64", r)
 	h := NewRegisteredHistogram("histogram", r, NewUniformSample(100))
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ func BenchmarkMetrics(b *testing.B) {
 			//log.Println("go", i)
 			for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 				c.Inc(1)
+				cf.Inc(1.0)
 				g.Update(int64(i))
 				gf.Update(float64(i))
 				h.Update(int64(i))
diff --git a/metrics/opentsdb.go b/metrics/opentsdb.go
index 3fde55454b..c9fd2e75d5 100644
--- a/metrics/opentsdb.go
+++ b/metrics/opentsdb.go
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ func openTSDB(c *OpenTSDBConfig) error {
 		switch metric := i.(type) {
 		case Counter:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "put %s.%s.count %d %d host=%s\n", c.Prefix, name, now, metric.Count(), shortHostname)
+		case CounterFloat64:
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "put %s.%s.count %d %f host=%s\n", c.Prefix, name, now, metric.Count(), shortHostname)
 		case Gauge:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "put %s.%s.value %d %d host=%s\n", c.Prefix, name, now, metric.Value(), shortHostname)
 		case GaugeFloat64:
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/collector.go b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
index e8d5e4f5d1..2bd9bf22cc 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/collector.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func (c *collector) addCounter(name string, m metrics.Counter) {
 	c.writeGaugeCounter(name, m.Count())
 }
 
+func (c *collector) addCounterFloat64(name string, m metrics.CounterFloat64) {
+	c.writeGaugeCounter(name, m.Count())
+}
+
 func (c *collector) addGauge(name string, m metrics.Gauge) {
 	c.writeGaugeCounter(name, m.Value())
 }
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/collector_test.go b/metrics/prometheus/collector_test.go
index 43f2f804d3..ff87c8e765 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/collector_test.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/collector_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ func TestCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	counter.Inc(12345)
 	c.addCounter("test/counter", counter)
 
+	counterfloat64 := metrics.NewCounterFloat64()
+	counterfloat64.Inc(54321.98)
+	c.addCounterFloat64("test/counter_float64", counterfloat64)
+
 	gauge := metrics.NewGauge()
 	gauge.Update(23456)
 	c.addGauge("test/gauge", gauge)
@@ -61,6 +65,9 @@ func TestCollector(t *testing.T) {
 	const expectedOutput = `# TYPE test_counter gauge
 test_counter 12345
 
+# TYPE test_counter_float64 gauge
+test_counter_float64 54321.98
+
 # TYPE test_gauge gauge
 test_gauge 23456
 
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
index c8408d8cab..d966fa9a86 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ func Handler(reg metrics.Registry) http.Handler {
 			switch m := i.(type) {
 			case metrics.Counter:
 				c.addCounter(name, m.Snapshot())
+			case metrics.CounterFloat64:
+				c.addCounterFloat64(name, m.Snapshot())
 			case metrics.Gauge:
 				c.addGauge(name, m.Snapshot())
 			case metrics.GaugeFloat64:
diff --git a/metrics/registry.go b/metrics/registry.go
index c5435adf24..4c62248351 100644
--- a/metrics/registry.go
+++ b/metrics/registry.go
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ func (r *StandardRegistry) GetAll() map[string]map[string]interface{} {
 		switch metric := i.(type) {
 		case Counter:
 			values["count"] = metric.Count()
+		case CounterFloat64:
+			values["count"] = metric.Count()
 		case Gauge:
 			values["value"] = metric.Value()
 		case GaugeFloat64:
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ func (r *StandardRegistry) register(name string, i interface{}) error {
 		return DuplicateMetric(name)
 	}
 	switch i.(type) {
-	case Counter, Gauge, GaugeFloat64, Healthcheck, Histogram, Meter, Timer, ResettingTimer:
+	case Counter, CounterFloat64, Gauge, GaugeFloat64, Healthcheck, Histogram, Meter, Timer, ResettingTimer:
 		r.metrics[name] = i
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/metrics/syslog.go b/metrics/syslog.go
index 551a2bd0f0..f23b07e199 100644
--- a/metrics/syslog.go
+++ b/metrics/syslog.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ func Syslog(r Registry, d time.Duration, w *syslog.Writer) {
 			switch metric := i.(type) {
 			case Counter:
 				w.Info(fmt.Sprintf("counter %s: count: %d", name, metric.Count()))
+			case CounterFloat64:
+				w.Info(fmt.Sprintf("counter %s: count: %f", name, metric.Count()))
 			case Gauge:
 				w.Info(fmt.Sprintf("gauge %s: value: %d", name, metric.Value()))
 			case GaugeFloat64:
diff --git a/metrics/writer.go b/metrics/writer.go
index 88521a80d9..256fbd14c9 100644
--- a/metrics/writer.go
+++ b/metrics/writer.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ func WriteOnce(r Registry, w io.Writer) {
 		case Counter:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "counter %s\n", namedMetric.name)
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "  count:       %9d\n", metric.Count())
+		case CounterFloat64:
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "counter %s\n", namedMetric.name)
+			fmt.Fprintf(w, "  count:       %f\n", metric.Count())
 		case Gauge:
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "gauge %s\n", namedMetric.name)
 			fmt.Fprintf(w, "  value:       %9d\n", metric.Value())