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CDUS43 KLOT 122137  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
437 PM CDT SUN MAY 12 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 84 2:59 PM 93 2022 70 14 75  
MINIMUM 44 5:02 AM 29 1981 48 -4 61  
AVERAGE 64 59 5 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.20 1912 0.13 -0.13 0.80  
MONTH TO DATE 2.77 1.48 1.29 1.59  
SINCE MAR 1 11.24 7.63 3.61 7.57  
SINCE JAN 1 13.81 10.86 2.95 13.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 1 7 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 46 106 -60 76  
SINCE MAR 1 1133 1448 -315 1426  
SINCE JUL 1 5307 6376 -1069 5983  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 17  
SINCE MAR 1 17 16 1 26  
SINCE JAN 1 17 16 1 26    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1923  
1938  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2024...........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2024...........SUNRISE 5:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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