126  
CDUS43 KLOT 160635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 94R 3:07 PM 90 1941 71 23 75  
1944  
MINIMUM 60 11:10 PM 31 1926 49 11 49  
2016  
AVERAGE 77 60 17 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 3.61 1977 0.12 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.87 1.86 -0.99 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.85 8.01 -2.16 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.10 11.24 -4.14 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 2 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 13 15 6  
SINCE MAR 1 32 20 12 22  
SINCE JAN 1 32 20 12 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 29 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1997  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 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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