475  
CDUS43 KLOT 040639  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1239 AM CST MON MAR 04 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2024
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 75R 3:43 PM 73 1974 40 35 41  
1983  
MINIMUM 42 3:21 AM -11 2014 24 18 27  
AVERAGE 59 32 27 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1955 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.22 -0.22 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 2.57 3.45 -0.88 5.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.8 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.7 -0.7 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.2 32.0 -10.8 20.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 6 33 -27 31  
MONTH TO DATE 52 101 -49 78  
SINCE MAR 1 52 101 -49 78  
SINCE JUL 1 4226 5029 -803 4635  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 71 1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -11 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CST SUNSET 5:51 PM CST  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CST SUNSET 5:52 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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