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CDUS43 KLOT 172141
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
441 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 2:44 PM 91 1934 72 12 70
MINIMUM 64 3:41 AM 32 1930 50 14 51
AVERAGE 74 61 13 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.25 1969 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.16 2.13 -1.97 0.94
SINCE MAR 1 9.68 8.28 1.40 5.92
SINCE JAN 1 10.62 11.51 -0.89 7.17
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 T 2017 0.0 0.0 0.0
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 4
MONTH TO DATE 193 138 55 95
SINCE MAR 1 1237 1480 -243 1219
SINCE JUL 1 6061 6408 -347 5814
COOLING
TODAY 9 2 7 0
MONTH TO DATE 18 17 1 34
SINCE MAR 1 33 24 9 38
SINCE JAN 1 33 24 9 38
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 87 6:00 AM
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 94 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 31 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:13 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 5:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:14 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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