500  
CDUS43 KLOT 032134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 03 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 61 1:27 PM 91 1938 66 -5 76  
MINIMUM 45 6:04 AM 26 2005 45 0 47  
AVERAGE 53 56 -3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.04 1.15 1935 0.12 -0.08 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.37 0.48 0.11  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 6.52 -0.69 8.58  
SINCE JAN 1 7.08 9.75 -2.67 11.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1976  
1997  
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 12 10 2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 33 30 3 5  
SINCE MAR 1 1157 1372 -215 1092  
SINCE JUL 1 5752 6300 -548 5266  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE MAR 1 4 7 -3 17  
SINCE JAN 1 4 7 -3 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1935  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 3 2025...........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT  
MAY 4 2025...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 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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