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CDUS43 KLOT 060638
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
138 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 57 1:02 PM 93 1949 67 -10 64
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 29 1944 46 -5 44
AVERAGE 49 56 -7 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.53 1965 0.12 -0.12 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.61 -0.58 0.85
SINCE MAR 1 9.55 6.76 2.79 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 10.49 9.99 0.50 7.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1924 0.0 0.0 0.0
1932
2014
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 16 9 7 11
MONTH TO DATE 74 49 25 57
SINCE MAR 1 1118 1391 -273 1181
SINCE JUL 1 5942 6319 -377 5776
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 9 6 4
SINCE JAN 1 15 9 6 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 57 11:00 PM
LOWEST 26 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 42
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 95 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 29 1967
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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