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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
140 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    236 PM  87    2002  61     21       74       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  16    1928  38     22       43       
  AVERAGE         71                        49     22       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.53          2.26 2012   0.12   1.41     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.70                      1.66   2.04     1.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.49                      3.98   2.51     5.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.52                      6.76   3.76     7.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1949   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1923                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.7   -0.7      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.5   -0.4      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      36.5  -14.4     24.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        16    -16        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       279    -86      344       
  SINCE MAR 1    995                      1141   -146     1023       
  SINCE JUL 1   5069                      6143  -1074     5209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        86      2002                    
                                             1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2017.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2017.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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