214  
CDUS43 KLOT 020639  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1237 AM CST SUN JAN 2 2005  
      
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2005...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2005  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL  
     
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 40 1159 PM 49 1916 28 12 41  
MINIMUM 21 653 AM -13 1968 12 9 21  
1924  
AVERAGE 31 20 11 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.47 1.37 1948 0.05 0.42 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 0.05 0.42 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 1.12 2.11 -0.99 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 0.47 0.05 0.42 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 6.2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 34 45 -11 34  
MONTH TO DATE 34 45 -11 34  
SINCE DEC 1 1227 1289 -62 1110  
SINCE JUL 1 2433 2720 -287 2431  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0  
     
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1000 PM  
LOWEST 62 400 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
     
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 59 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -17 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 2 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 PM CST  
JANUARY 3 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 436 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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