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CDUS43 KLOT 182136  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT SUN MAY 18 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 72 2:54 PM 94 1934 72 0 88  
MINIMUM 49 5:08 AM 31 2002 50 -1 53  
AVERAGE 61 61 0 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.54 1987 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 2.27 -1.33 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.92 8.42 -2.50 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.17 11.65 -4.48 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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  
TODAY 4 6 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 99 144 -45 57  
SINCE MAR 1 1223 1486 -263 1144  
SINCE JUL 1 5818 6414 -596 5318  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 6  
MONTH TO DATE 34 19 15 14  
SINCE MAR 1 38 26 12 30  
SINCE JAN 1 38 26 12 30    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 57  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 96 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1929  
 
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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