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CDUS43 KLOT 012140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 62 10:33 AM 88 1952 66 -4 74  
1992  
2021  
MINIMUM 50 4:16 AM 27 1978 44 6 52  
AVERAGE 56 55 1 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.56 2.00 1973 0.13 0.43 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.13 0.43 0.00  
SINCE MAR 1 5.54 6.28 -0.74 8.47  
SINCE JAN 1 6.79 9.51 -2.72 11.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.5 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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  
TODAY 9 10 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 9 10 -1 2  
SINCE MAR 1 1133 1352 -219 1089  
SINCE JUL 1 5728 6280 -552 5263  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 16  
SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 16    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1966  
 
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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