700  
CDUS43 KLOT 082153  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
453 PM CDT MON MAY 08 2023  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 63 1:37 AM 92 1896 68 -5 66  
MINIMUM 55 10:23 AM 30 1947 47 8 46  
AVERAGE 59 58 1 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.69 1.58 1995 0.12 0.57 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.97 -0.25 1.37  
SINCE MAR 1 6.70 7.12 -0.42 8.77  
SINCE JAN 1 12.56 10.35 2.21 10.40  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1960 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 6 8 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 65 75 -10 109  
SINCE MAR 1 1415 1417 -2 1464  
SINCE JUL 1 5972 6345 -373 6053  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 5 7 0  
SINCE MAR 1 21 12 9 5  
SINCE JAN 1 21 12 9 5    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1966  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2023...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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