543  
CDUS43 KLOT 080639  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
139 AM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 79 12:46 PM 91 1896 68 11 75  
MINIMUM 49 MM 28 1976 46 3 53  
1989  
AVERAGE 64 57 7 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.37 2024 0.12 -0.12 1.37  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.85 0.00 2.39  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 7.00 -1.17 10.86  
SINCE JAN 1 7.08 10.23 -3.15 13.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1933 0.0 0.0 T  
1960  
2024  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T  
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 1 9 -8 1  
MONTH TO DATE 64 67 -3 20  
SINCE MAR 1 1188 1409 -221 1107  
SINCE JUL 1 5783 6337 -554 5281  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 1  
SINCE MAR 1 4 11 -7 17  
SINCE JAN 1 4 11 -7 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1947  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2025...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2025...........SUNRISE 5:42 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 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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