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CDUS43 KLOT 202139  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
431 PM CDT TUE OCT 20 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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 60 237 PM 86 1953 60 0 59  
MINIMUM 45 1204 AM 19 1930 39 6 39  
AVERAGE 53 49 4 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.49 1916 0.08 -0.08 0.26  
MONTH TO DATE 2.31 1.69 0.62 1.06  
SINCE SEP 1 4.00 5.16 -1.16 7.42  
SINCE JAN 1 38.05 31.06 6.99 38.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.3 1989 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 12 16 -4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 379 242 137 200  
SINCE SEP 1 444 378 66 260  
SINCE JUL 1 501 397 104 260  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 67 200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 22 1952  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 20 2009.......SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 607 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 21 2009.......SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 605 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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