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CDUS43 KLOT 052239  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
439 PM CST TUE MAR 05 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 55 3:23 PM 74 1983 41 14 50  
MINIMUM 43 6:37 AM -9 1978 24 19 21  
AVERAGE 49 33 16 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.24 1.02 1959 0.07 0.17 0.10  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.36 0.02 0.18  
SINCE MAR 1 0.38 0.36 0.02 0.18  
SINCE JAN 1 2.95 3.59 -0.64 6.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.6 2013 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.2 -1.2 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.2 32.5 -11.3 20.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 32 -16 29  
MONTH TO DATE 77 166 -89 136  
SINCE MAR 1 77 166 -89 136  
SINCE JUL 1 4251 5094 -843 4693  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 70 1983  
2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -7 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CST SUNSET 5:52 PM CST  
MARCH 6 2024.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CST SUNSET 5:53 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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