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CDUS43 KLOT 010635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2025
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 65 3:05 PM 91 1942 65 0 75  
MINIMUM 43 12:46 AM 28 1931 44 -1 42  
AVERAGE 54 54 0 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.53 1911 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.16 3.75 -1.59 3.89  
SINCE MAR 1 4.98 6.15 -1.17 8.47  
SINCE JAN 1 6.23 9.38 -3.15 11.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1907 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 0.5  
SINCE MAR 1 4.2 5.8 -1.6 6.1  
SINCE JUL 1 17.1 37.1 -20.0 27.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 11 11 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 447 483 -36 408  
SINCE MAR 1 1124 1343 -219 1087  
SINCE JUL 1 5719 6271 -552 5261  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 5 -1 16  
SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 16  
SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 7:00 PM  
LOWEST 45 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1952  
1992  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1978  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2025...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2025...........SUNRISE 5:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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