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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT SAT MAY 09 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         70   4:40 PM  92    1896  68      2       65
  MINIMUM         33   5:03 AM  30    1947  47    -14       44
  AVERAGE         52                        58     -6       55

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.58 1995   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.97  -0.94     0.85
  SINCE MAR 1      9.55                      7.12   2.43     5.83
  SINCE JAN 1     10.49                     10.35   0.14     7.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1923   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1938
                                      1960
  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       10
  MONTH TO DATE  128                        75     53       74
  SINCE MAR 1   1172                      1417   -245     1198
  SINCE JUL 1   5996                      6345   -349     5793

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        12      3        4
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        12      3        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     26           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        27      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2026...........SUNRISE   5:42 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:04 PM CDT
MAY 10 2026...........SUNRISE   5:41 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 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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