823  
CDUS43 KLOT 162138  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT TUE MAY 16 2023  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 80 2:58 PM 90 1992 71 9 78  
MINIMUM 47 1:10 AM 29 1997 50 -3 47  
AVERAGE 64 60 4 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.54 1974 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 1.99 -0.23 1.54  
SINCE MAR 1 7.74 8.14 -0.40 8.94  
SINCE JAN 1 13.60 11.37 2.23 10.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2014 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 1 6 -5 2  
MONTH TO DATE 90 132 -42 114  
SINCE MAR 1 1440 1474 -34 1469  
SINCE JUL 1 5997 6402 -405 6058  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 15 3 80  
SINCE MAR 1 27 22 5 85  
SINCE JAN 1 27 22 5 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 62  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2023...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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