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CDUS43 KLOT 120632  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 64 4:44 PM 94 2022 69 -5 79  
MINIMUM 40 12:06 AM 28 1907 48 -8 42  
AVERAGE 52 59 -7 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 1966 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 1.35 -1.32 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 9.55 7.50 2.05 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 10.49 10.73 -0.24 7.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1966 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 13 8 5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 161 99 62 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1205 1441 -236 1215  
SINCE JUL 1 6029 6369 -340 5810  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 15 0 4  
SINCE JAN 1 15 15 0 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 93 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 29 1981  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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