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CDUS43 KLOT 200634  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 57 4:32 PM 96 1934 72 -15 86  
MINIMUM 42 6:23 AM 31 1929 51 -9 61  
AVERAGE 50 62 -12 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.30 1898 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.94 2.41 -1.47 2.94  
SINCE MAR 1 5.92 8.56 -2.64 11.41  
SINCE JAN 1 7.17 11.79 -4.62 13.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1933  
2019  
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 15 6 9 0  
MONTH TO DATE 116 150 -34 57  
SINCE MAR 1 1240 1492 -252 1144  
SINCE JUL 1 5835 6420 -585 5318  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9  
MONTH TO DATE 34 21 13 23  
SINCE MAR 1 38 28 10 39  
SINCE JAN 1 38 28 10 39    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 31 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:16 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:17 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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