700  
CDUS43 KLOT 040635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1234 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005  
      
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 32 1254 AM 57 1998 27 5 45  
MINIMUM 27 725 PM -16 1979 12 15 27  
AVERAGE 30 19 11 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.17 0.96 1973 0.05 0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.75 0.15 0.60 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.40 2.21 -0.81 3.20  
SINCE JAN 1 0.75 0.15 0.60 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.1  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1  
SINCE DEC 1 1.0  
SINCE JUL 1 6.3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 35 45 -10 29  
MONTH TO DATE 93 135 -42 87  
SINCE DEC 1 1286 1379 -93 1163  
SINCE JUL 1 2492 2810 -318 2484  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
LT FREEZING RAIN  
SLEET  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 100 AM  
LOWEST 85 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
     
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 60 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 11 -21 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 437 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2005.......SUNRISE 725 AM CST SUNSET 438 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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