347  
CDUS43 KLOT 180634  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 82 5:24 PM 91 1934 72 10 67  
MINIMUM 51 5:10 AM 32 1930 50 1 44  
AVERAGE 67 61 6 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1969 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.94 2.13 0.81 1.76  
SINCE MAR 1 11.41 8.28 3.13 7.74  
SINCE JAN 1 13.98 11.51 2.47 13.60  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2017 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  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 57 138 -81 99  
SINCE MAR 1 1144 1480 -336 1449  
SINCE JUL 1 5318 6408 -1090 6006  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 2 2 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 8 17 -9 18  
SINCE MAR 1 24 24 0 27  
SINCE JAN 1 24 24 0 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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