086  
CDUS43 KLOT 180633  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1233 AM CST WED DEC 18 2024  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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 39 2:40 PM 50 1941 34 5 43  
1977  
2006  
MINIMUM 32 9:42 PM -12 1945 20 12 33  
AVERAGE 36 27 9 38  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.80 1921 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.46 1.14 -0.68 1.71  
SINCE DEC 1 0.46 1.14 -0.68 1.71  
SINCE JAN 1 34.82 36.45 -1.63 31.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 3.8 1951 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.3 5.0 -4.7 0.9  
SINCE DEC 1 0.3 5.0 -4.7 0.9  
SINCE JUL 1 0.9 7.5 -6.6 2.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 29 38 -9 27  
MONTH TO DATE 638 608 30 482  
SINCE DEC 1 638 608 30 482  
SINCE JUL 1 1620 1924 -304 1699  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 958 839 119 805    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 69 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 55 1941  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 20 -17 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2024......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:26 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2024......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:27 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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