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CDUS43 KLOT 072134
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 61 1:16 PM 91 1896 68 -7 79
MINIMUM 27R 4:40 AM 28 1976 46 -19 49
1989
AVERAGE 44 57 -13 64
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.46 1904 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.85 -0.82 0.85
SINCE MAR 1 9.55 7.00 2.55 5.83
SINCE JAN 1 10.49 10.23 0.26 7.08
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1933 0.0 0.0 0.0
1960
2024
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 21 9 12 1
MONTH TO DATE 116 67 49 64
SINCE MAR 1 1160 1409 -249 1188
SINCE JUL 1 5984 6337 -353 5783
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 0
SINCE MAR 1 15 11 4 4
SINCE JAN 1 15 11 4 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 4:00 AM
LOWEST 34 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 63
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 92 1896
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 30 1947
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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