055  
CDUS43 KLOT 260724  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
223 AM CDT MON MAY 26 2008  
 
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..THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 308 PM 92 1939 74 8 75  
MINIMUM 50 414 AM 29 1925 51 -1 50  
AVERAGE 66 63 3 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.66 1.98 1896 0.14 0.52 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 2.07 3.17 -1.10 0.62  
SINCE MAR 1 9.91 9.18 0.73 6.60  
SINCE JAN 1 14.20 11.93 2.27 8.84  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1914 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  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 211 193 18 75  
SINCE MAR 1 1614 1627 -13 1302  
SINCE JUL 1 6615 6875 -260 6302  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 32 -31 59  
SINCE MAR 1 3 40 -37 71  
SINCE JAN 1 3 40 -37 71    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 800 PM  
LOWEST 45 800 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
 
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1911  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 32 1925  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 26 2008...........SUNRISE 526 AM CDT SUNSET 821 PM CDT  
MAY 27 2008...........SUNRISE 525 AM CDT SUNSET 822 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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