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CDUS43 KLOT 022132  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 57 2:53 PM 88 1959 66 -9 62  
MINIMUM 27R 4:49 AM 28 1966 44 -17 47  
AVERAGE 42 55 -13 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.30 1895 0.12 -0.12 0.25  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.25 -0.25 0.81  
SINCE MAR 1 9.52 6.40 3.12 5.79  
SINCE JAN 1 10.46 9.63 0.83 7.04  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1976 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2005  
2018  
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  
TODAY 23 10 13 10  
MONTH TO DATE 47 20 27 21  
SINCE MAR 1 1091 1362 -271 1145  
SINCE JUL 1 5915 6290 -375 5740  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 91 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 2005  
 
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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