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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008
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..THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2008
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2008
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 66 256 PM 93 1934 73 -7 87
MINIMUM 39 453 AM 29 2002 50 -11 44
AVERAGE 53 61 -8 66
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.70 1940 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 2.63 -1.22 0.47
SINCE MAR 1 9.25 8.64 0.61 6.45
SINCE JAN 1 13.54 11.39 2.15 8.69
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 7.0 -0.2 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 72.9 38.7 34.2 37.5
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 12 5 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 188 174 14 73
SINCE MAR 1 1591 1608 -17 1300
SINCE JUL 1 6592 6856 -264 6300
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 1
MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 29
SINCE MAR 1 2 32 -30 41
SINCE JAN 1 2 32 -30 41
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
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 79 500 AM
LOWEST 32 300 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 33 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 817 PM CDT
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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