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CDUS43 KLOT 082133  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT THU MAY 08 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 65 12:57 PM 92 1896 68 -3 80  
MINIMUM 46 5:43 AM 30 1947 47 -1 47  
AVERAGE 56 58 -2 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.58 1995 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 0.97 -0.12 2.39  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 7.12 -1.29 10.86  
SINCE JAN 1 7.08 10.35 -3.27 13.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1938  
1960  
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  
TODAY 9 8 1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 73 75 -2 21  
SINCE MAR 1 1197 1417 -220 1108  
SINCE JUL 1 5792 6345 -553 5282  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 1  
SINCE MAR 1 4 12 -8 17  
SINCE JAN 1 4 12 -8 17    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 61 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 27 1966  
 
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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