261  
CDUS43 KLOT 080640  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1240 AM CST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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 49 6:21 PM 78 2000 42 7 48  
MINIMUM 33 12:33 AM -4 1920 25 8 34  
AVERAGE 41 34 7 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 2009 0.07 -0.07 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.38 0.50 -0.12 0.24  
SINCE MAR 1 0.38 0.50 -0.12 0.24  
SINCE JAN 1 2.95 3.73 -0.78 6.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.5 1935 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 1.6 -1.6 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 21.2 32.9 -11.7 20.5  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 24 31 -7 24  
MONTH TO DATE 124 229 -105 179  
SINCE MAR 1 124 229 -105 179  
SINCE JUL 1 4298 5157 -859 4736  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 64 3:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 76 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -6 1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CST SUNSET 5:55 PM CST  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CST SUNSET 5:57 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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