962  
CDUS43 KLOT 162136  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 39 2:59 PM 80 2012 47 -8 58  
MINIMUM 29 7:38 AM 6 1923 28 1 37  
AVERAGE 34 37 -3 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.21 0.98 1942 0.08 0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.62 1.15 0.47 1.22  
SINCE MAR 1 1.62 1.15 0.47 1.22  
SINCE JAN 1 2.87 4.38 -1.51 3.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 4.1 4.6 1960 0.2 3.9 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.2 3.4 0.8 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 4.2 3.4 0.8 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 17.1 34.7 -17.6 21.2  
SNOW DEPTH 3  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 31 28 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 389 493 -104 289  
SINCE MAR 1 389 493 -104 289  
SINCE JUL 1 4984 5421 -437 4463  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
HEAVY SNOW  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 82 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -3 1941  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2025.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2025.........SUNRISE 7:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 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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