948  
CDUS43 KLOT 242133  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 24 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 51 252 PM 80 1963 58 -7 55  
MINIMUM 37 239 AM 18 1981 37 0 43  
AVERAGE 44 48 -4 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.46 1967 0.08 -0.08 0.17  
MONTH TO DATE 4.13 2.01 2.12 1.68  
SINCE SEP 1 5.82 5.48 0.34 8.04  
SINCE JAN 1 39.87 31.38 8.49 38.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2003 T 0.0 0.0  
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 21 17 4 16  
MONTH TO DATE 434 309 125 270  
SINCE SEP 1 499 445 54 330  
SINCE JUL 1 556 464 92 330  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4  
 
 
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 1200 AM  
LOWEST 52 100 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 78 1989  
1927  
1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 23 1987  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 24 2009.......SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 601 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 25 2009.......SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 559 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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