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CDUS43 KLOT 222136
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
431 PM CDT THU MAY 22 2008
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..THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 70 248 PM 94 1925 73 -3 89
MINIMUM 43 449 AM 33 1967 50 -7 57
AVERAGE 57 62 -5 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.39 1983 0.13 -0.13 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.41 2.76 -1.35 0.47
SINCE MAR 1 9.25 8.77 0.48 6.45
SINCE JAN 1 13.54 11.52 2.02 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 8 5 3 0
MONTH TO DATE 196 179 17 73
SINCE MAR 1 1599 1613 -14 1300
SINCE JUL 1 6600 6861 -261 6300
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 8
MONTH TO DATE 0 26 -26 37
SINCE MAR 1 2 34 -32 49
SINCE JAN 1 2 34 -32 49
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 83 1200 AM
LOWEST 35 300 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 95 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 1917
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 529 AM CDT SUNSET 818 PM CDT
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE 528 AM CDT SUNSET 819 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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