953  
CDUS43 KLOT 232135  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT FRI OCT 23 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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 54 137 PM 83 1963 58 -4 58  
MINIMUM 47 249 AM 20 1981 37 10 41  
1895  
AVERAGE 51 48 3 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.25 1.31 1932 0.08 0.17 0.45  
MONTH TO DATE 4.10 1.93 2.17 1.51  
SINCE SEP 1 5.79 5.40 0.39 7.87  
SINCE JAN 1 39.84 31.30 8.54 38.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 5.0 1929 T MM 0.0  
2000  
2000  
MONTH TO DATE T T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 T T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T T 0.0 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 14 17 -3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 408 292 116 254  
SINCE SEP 1 473 428 45 314  
SINCE JUL 1 530 447 83 314  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 300 PM  
LOWEST 86 300 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 80 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 18 1981  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 23 2009.......SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 602 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 24 2009.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 601 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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