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CDUS43 KLOT 130635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT WED MAY 13 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 73 5:32 PM 93 2022 70 3 85  
MINIMUM 40 3:06 AM 29 1981 48 -8 50  
AVERAGE 57 59 -2 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.02 1.20 1912 0.13 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.48 -1.43 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 9.57 7.63 1.94 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 10.51 10.86 -0.35 7.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 8 7 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 169 106 63 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1213 1448 -235 1215  
SINCE JUL 1 6037 6376 -339 5810  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 9 -9 3  
SINCE MAR 1 15 16 -1 7  
SINCE JAN 1 15 16 -1 7    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 52  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 92 2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 32 1923  
1938  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE 5:37 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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