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CDUS43 KLOT 180641  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
141 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2023  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 40 6:12 PM 86 1977 60 -20 47  
MINIMUM 30 6:01 AM 22 2022 39 -9 22  
AVERAGE 35 50 -15 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 3.06 2013 0.13 -0.11 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 2.15 2.02 0.13 1.78  
SINCE MAR 1 5.45 4.42 1.03 4.70  
SINCE JAN 1 11.31 7.65 3.66 6.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.5 3.0 2020 0.0 0.5 0.3  
MONTH TO DATE 0.7 0.6 0.1 2.0  
SINCE MAR 1 14.8 5.5 9.3 5.4  
SINCE JUL 1 35.3 36.8 -1.5 21.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 30 16 14 30  
MONTH TO DATE 235 314 -79 379  
SINCE MAR 1 1106 1174 -68 1166  
SINCE JUL 1 5663 6102 -439 5755  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 0 9 0  
SINCE MAR 1 9 2 7 0  
SINCE JAN 1 9 2 7 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 91 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1983  
1990  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2023.........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2023.........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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