090  
CDUS43 KLOT 182132  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 75 2:59 PM 94 1934 72 3 62  
MINIMUM 41 4:09 AM 31 2002 50 -9 51  
AVERAGE 58 61 -3 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1987 0.14 -0.14 0.32  
MONTH TO DATE 1.76 2.27 -0.51 1.86  
SINCE MAR 1 7.74 8.42 -0.68 9.26  
SINCE JAN 1 13.60 11.65 1.95 10.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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 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 7 6 1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 106 144 -38 128  
SINCE MAR 1 1456 1486 -30 1483  
SINCE JUL 1 6013 6414 -401 6072  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 19 -1 80  
SINCE MAR 1 27 26 1 85  
SINCE JAN 1 27 26 1 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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