340  
CDUS43 KLOT 092140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 9 2009  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1893 TO 2009  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 47 1228 AM 84 1920 65 -18 69  
MINIMUM 44 1115 AM 23 1915 43 1 42  
AVERAGE 46 54 -8 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.84 1982 0.08 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 0.81 1.13 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 3.63 4.28 -0.65 6.89  
SINCE JAN 1 37.68 30.18 7.50 37.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1925 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 19 11 8 9  
MONTH TO DATE 127 90 37 90  
SINCE SEP 1 192 226 -34 150  
SINCE JUL 1 249 245 4 150  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 0  
SINCE SEP 1 39 81 -42 89  
SINCE JAN 1 433 768 -335 742    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 200 AM  
LOWEST 83 800 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 88 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 22 1925  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2009.......SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 624 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2009.......SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 622 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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