456  
CDUS43 KLOT 022240  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CST SUN JAN 2 2005  
   
THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2005...
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 00 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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  
     
.....................................................
 
 
TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 51 419 AM 59 2000 27 24 55  
MINIMUM 35 359 PM -17 1979 12 23 27  
AVERAGE 43 20 23 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 0.85 1937 0.05 0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.10 0.48 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.23 2.16 -0.93 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 0.10 0.48 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 22 45 -23 24  
MONTH TO DATE 56 90 -34 58  
SINCE DEC 1 1249 1334 -85 1134  
SINCE JUL 1 2455 2765 -310 2455  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 89 300 PM  
AVERAGE 95  
     
.....................................................
 
 
 
THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 57 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 12 -16 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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