322  
CDUS43 KLOT 152153  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
453 PM CDT THU MAY 15 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 94R 2:40 PM 90 1941 71 23 75  
1944  
MINIMUM 64 4:58 AM 31 1926 49 15 49  
2016  
AVERAGE 79 60 19 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.61 1977 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.85 1.86 -1.01 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.83 8.01 -2.18 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.08 11.24 -4.16 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1944 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 0 6 -6 3  
MONTH TO DATE 91 126 -35 56  
SINCE MAR 1 1215 1468 -253 1143  
SINCE JUL 1 5810 6396 -586 5317  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 14 2 12 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 13 17 6  
SINCE MAR 1 34 20 14 22  
SINCE JAN 1 34 20 14 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 58  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2025...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 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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