107  
CDUS43 KLOT 170647  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
147 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 88 2:09 PM 90 1992 71 17 79  
MINIMUM 54 11:59 PM 29 1997 50 4 49  
AVERAGE 71 60 11 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.07 2.54 1974 0.13 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 1.99 -1.05 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.92 8.14 -2.22 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.17 11.37 -4.20 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2014 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 MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 1  
MONTH TO DATE 91 132 -41 57  
SINCE MAR 1 1215 1474 -259 1144  
SINCE JUL 1 5810 6402 -592 5318  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 34 15 19 6  
SINCE MAR 1 38 22 16 22  
SINCE JAN 1 38 22 16 22    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
HAIL  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 21 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 91 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 32 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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