873  
CDUS43 KLOT 312245  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CST FRI DEC 31 2004  
   
THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2004...
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2004  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL  
     
.....................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 53 602 AM 56 1965 28 25 42  
MINIMUM 42 359 PM -17 1963 12 30 21  
AVERAGE 48 20 28 32  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.72 1923 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.65 2.06 -1.41 3.20  
SINCE DEC 1 0.65 2.06 -1.41 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 36.83 36.63 0.20 25.36  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 17 45 -28 33  
MONTH TO DATE 1184 1244 -60 1076  
SINCE DEC 1 1184 1244 -60 1076  
SINCE JUL 1 2390 2675 -285 2397  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 544 768 -224 732  
     
.....................................................
 
 
WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 600 AM  
LOWEST 42 200 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
     
.....................................................
 
 
 
THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 49 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -13 1968  
1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 31 2004......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 434 PM CST  
JANUARY 1 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 435 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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