457  
CDUS43 KLOT 132145  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT TUE OCT 13 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 13 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 49 324 PM 87 1975 63 -14 74  
MINIMUM 31 428 AM 22 1988 41 -10 61  
AVERAGE 40 52 -12 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.56 1960 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.94 1.13 0.81 0.53  
SINCE SEP 1 3.63 4.60 -0.97 6.89  
SINCE JAN 1 37.68 30.50 7.18 37.67  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1986 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 25 13 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 241 140 101 98  
SINCE SEP 1 306 276 30 158  
SINCE JUL 1 363 295 68 158  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 10  
SINCE SEP 1 39 81 -42 99  
SINCE JAN 1 433 768 -335 752    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 300 AM  
LOWEST 39 100 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 87 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 23 1937  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 13 2009.......SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 617 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 14 2009.......SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 616 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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