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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 51 2:40 PM 88 1952 66 -15 58
1992
2021
MINIMUM 31 11:59 PM 27 1978 44 -13 50
AVERAGE 41 55 -14 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 2.00 1973 0.13 -0.13 0.56
MONTH TO DATE T 0.13 -0.13 0.56
SINCE MAR 1 9.52 6.28 3.24 5.54
SINCE JAN 1 10.46 9.51 0.95 6.79
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.8 1.0 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 37.1 -6.3 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 10 14 11
MONTH TO DATE 24 10 14 11
SINCE MAR 1 1068 1352 -284 1135
SINCE JUL 1 5892 6280 -388 5730
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 7 8 4
SINCE JAN 1 15 7 8 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 44 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 72
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1959
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1966
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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