387  
CDUS43 KLOT 092237  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
437 PM CST SAT MAR 09 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 44 2:02 PM 68 1977 43 1 40  
2021  
MINIMUM 32 6:35 AM -2 1984 26 6 32  
AVERAGE 38 34 4 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.28 2020 0.07 -0.07 0.67  
MONTH TO DATE 0.84 0.64 0.20 0.91  
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 0.64 0.20 0.91  
SINCE JAN 1 3.41 3.87 -0.46 6.77  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.5 1946 0.2 -0.2 6.8  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.1 -2.1 6.8  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 2.1 -2.1 6.8  
SINCE JUL 1 21.2 33.4 -12.2 27.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 31 -4 29  
MONTH TO DATE 174 291 -117 233  
SINCE MAR 1 174 291 -117 233  
SINCE JUL 1 4348 5219 -871 4790  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -2 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CST SUNSET 5:57 PM CST  
MARCH 10 2024.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 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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