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CDUS43 KLOT 152133
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 80 2:59 PM 94 2025 71 9 94
MINIMUM 54 3:18 AM 31 1926 49 5 60
2016
AVERAGE 67 60 7 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 3.61 1977 0.12 -0.12 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 0.07 1.86 -1.79 0.87
SINCE MAR 1 9.59 8.01 1.58 5.85
SINCE JAN 1 10.53 11.24 -0.71 7.10
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 1944 0.0 0.0 T
2025
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
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 0 6 -6 0
MONTH TO DATE 193 126 67 91
SINCE MAR 1 1237 1468 -231 1215
SINCE JUL 1 6061 6396 -335 5810
COOLING
TODAY 2 2 0 12
MONTH TO DATE 2 13 -11 28
SINCE MAR 1 17 20 -3 32
SINCE JAN 1 17 20 -3 32
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 64 3:00 AM
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 90 1992
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 PM CDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:34 AM CDT SUNSET 8:12 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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