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CDUS43 KLOT 070643
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
143 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 56 11:44 AM 95 1934 68 -12 78
MINIMUM 32 11:47 PM 29 1967 46 -14 40
1989
AVERAGE 44 57 -13 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1960 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.73 -0.70 0.85
SINCE MAR 1 9.55 6.88 2.67 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 10.49 10.11 0.38 7.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0
2002
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 21 9 12 6
MONTH TO DATE 95 58 37 63
SINCE MAR 1 1139 1400 -261 1187
SINCE JUL 1 5963 6328 -365 5782
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 10 5 4
SINCE JAN 1 15 10 5 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM
LOWEST 32 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 62
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1976
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 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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