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CDUS43 KLOT 072140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CDT TUE MAY 07 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 71 2:54 PM 89 1926 68 3 88  
1934  
MINIMUM 60 1:21 PM 28 1976 46 14 60  
1989  
AVERAGE 66 57 9 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.37R 1.08 1997 0.12 1.25 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.39 0.85 1.54 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 10.86 7.00 3.86 6.01  
SINCE JAN 1 13.43 10.23 3.20 11.87  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1933 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1960  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.1 5.8 0.3 15.0  
SINCE JUL 1 27.3 37.1 -9.8 35.5  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 9 -9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 67 -48 59  
SINCE MAR 1 1106 1409 -303 1409  
SINCE JUL 1 5280 6337 -1057 5966  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 1 0 9  
MONTH TO DATE 2 4 -2 12  
SINCE MAR 1 18 11 7 21  
SINCE JAN 1 18 11 7 21    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
HAIL  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 89 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2024...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2024...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 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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