509  
CDUS43 KLOT 212142  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
442 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 52 2:28 PM 93 1934 73 -21 90  
MINIMUM 47 2:24 AM 29 2002 51 -4 64  
AVERAGE 50 62 -12 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.09 1.70 1940 0.15 -0.06 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 2.08 2.70 -0.62 2.96  
SINCE MAR 1 7.06 8.85 -1.79 11.43  
SINCE JAN 1 8.31 12.08 -3.77 14.00  
 
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 15 5 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 145 160 -15 57  
SINCE MAR 1 1269 1502 -233 1144  
SINCE JUL 1 5864 6430 -566 5318  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 34 25 9 43  
SINCE MAR 1 38 32 6 59  
SINCE JAN 1 38 32 6 59    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 94 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:17 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2025...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:18 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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