498  
CDUS43 KLOT 181845  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
142 PM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012  
 
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2012  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 336 PM 91 1934 72 5 66  
MINIMUM 43 438 AM 32 1930 49 -6 37  
AVERAGE 60 60 0 52  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1969 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.50 2.02 -1.52 0.94  
SINCE MAR 1 6.72 7.69 -0.97 7.75  
SINCE JAN 1 9.26 10.47 -1.21 10.53  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.0 5.7 -2.7 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 24.3 36.7 -12.4 51.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 6 -1 13  
MONTH TO DATE 73 138 -65 173  
SINCE MAR 1 939 1476 -537 1505  
SINCE JUL 1 5313 6478 -1165 6466  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 22 15 7 34  
SINCE MAR 1 60 23 37 41  
SINCE JAN 1 60 23 37 41    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 600 AM  
LOWEST 23 300 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 31 2002  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 532 AM CDT SUNSET 814 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE 531 AM CDT SUNSET 815 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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