701  
CDUS43 KLOT 010636  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
136 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 44 3:54 PM 91 1942 65 -21 68  
MINIMUM 39 9:03 AM 28 1931 44 -5 52  
AVERAGE 42 54 -12 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.13 2.53 1911 0.13 0.00 0.95  
MONTH TO DATE 2.68 3.75 -1.07 4.48  
SINCE MAR 1 5.98 6.15 -0.17 7.40  
SINCE JAN 1 11.84 9.38 2.46 9.03  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1907 0.0 0.0 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.9 0.9 0.0 2.6  
SINCE MAR 1 15.0 5.8 9.2 6.0  
SINCE JUL 1 35.5 37.1 -1.6 21.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 11 12 5  
MONTH TO DATE 479 483 -4 568  
SINCE MAR 1 1350 1343 7 1355  
SINCE JUL 1 5907 6271 -364 5944  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 9 5 4 5  
SINCE MAR 1 9 7 2 5  
SINCE JAN 1 9 7 2 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 70 7:00 AM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1952  
1992  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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