088  
CDUS43 KLOT 310632  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
131 AM CDT SAT MAY 31 2008  
 
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..THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 30 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 80 418 PM 96 1934 76 4 87  
MINIMUM 58 427 AM 34 1984 53 5 67  
AVERAGE 69 64 5 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.49 1.65 1916 0.15 0.34 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.12 3.88 -0.76 1.01  
SINCE MAR 1 10.96 9.89 1.07 6.99  
SINCE JAN 1 15.25 12.64 2.61 9.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 249 212 37 82  
SINCE MAR 1 1652 1646 6 1309  
SINCE JUL 1 6653 6894 -241 6309  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 4 3 1 12  
MONTH TO DATE 7 46 -39 82  
SINCE MAR 1 9 54 -45 94  
SINCE JAN 1 9 54 -45 94    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 63 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 400 AM  
LOWEST 58 500 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
 
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THE ROCKFORD CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 76 106 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1897  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 31 2008...........SUNRISE 523 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT  
JUNE 1 2008..........SUNRISE 522 AM CDT SUNSET 826 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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