530  
CDUS43 KLOT 302140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
431 PM CDT FRI OCT 30 2009  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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 66 1106 AM 83 1950 55 11 65  
MINIMUM 53 154 PM 7 1925 35 18 32  
AVERAGE 60 45 15 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.44 0.97 1967 0.08 0.36 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.94 2.49 3.45 1.68  
SINCE SEP 1 7.63 5.96 1.67 8.04  
SINCE JAN 1 41.68 31.86 9.82 38.82  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 1923 T 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T T 0.0 T  
SINCE SEP 1 T T 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T T 0.0 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 20 -15 16  
MONTH TO DATE 510 423 87 400  
SINCE SEP 1 575 559 16 460  
SINCE JUL 1 632 578 54 460  
 
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 S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 AM  
LOWEST 77 300 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 84 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 14 1925  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 30 2009.......SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 552 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 31 2009.......SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 551 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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