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CDUS43 KLOT 050653  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
153 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 68 1:35 PM 92 1952 67 1 80  
MINIMUM 40 12:10 AM 27 1935 45 -5 42  
AVERAGE 54 56 -2 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.50 1990 0.12 -0.12 0.91  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.49 0.36 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 6.64 -0.81 9.49  
SINCE JAN 1 7.08 9.87 -2.79 12.06  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.5 1935 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  
YESTERDAY 11 10 1 4  
MONTH TO DATE 46 40 6 9  
SINCE MAR 1 1170 1382 -212 1096  
SINCE JUL 1 5765 6310 -545 5270  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 1  
SINCE MAR 1 4 8 -4 17  
SINCE JAN 1 4 8 -4 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 93 1949  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1944  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2025...........SUNRISE 5:46 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2025...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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