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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
147 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2025...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2025


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         88   2:09 PM  90    1992  71     17       79
  MINIMUM         54  11:59 PM  29    1997  50      4       49
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.54 1974   0.13  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      1.99  -1.05     2.94
  SINCE MAR 1      5.92                      8.14  -2.22    11.41
  SINCE JAN 1      7.17                     11.37  -4.20    13.98

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2014   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      4.2                       5.8   -1.6      6.1
  SINCE JUL 1     17.1                      37.1  -20.0     27.3
  SNOW DEPTH      MM

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1
  MONTH TO DATE   91                       132    -41       57
  SINCE MAR 1   1215                      1474   -259     1144
  SINCE JUL 1   5810                      6402   -592     5318

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        15     19        6
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        22     16       22
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        22     16       22
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.4


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAIL


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     21           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1930


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE   5:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT
MAY 18 2025...........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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