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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
139 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 70 3:56 PM 91 1934 72 -2 82  
MINIMUM 51 4:46 AM 32 1930 50 1 51  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1969 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 2.13 -1.19 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.92 8.28 -2.36 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.17 11.51 -4.34 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 95 138 -43 57  
SINCE MAR 1 1219 1480 -261 1144  
SINCE JUL 1 5814 6408 -594 5318  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 34 17 17 8  
SINCE MAR 1 38 24 14 24  
SINCE JAN 1 38 24 14 24    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2025...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2025...........SUNRISE 5:31 AM CDT SUNSET 8:15 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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