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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
138 AM CDT FRI APR 28 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         51   1245 AM  88    1915  65    -14       53       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  26    1933  42     -1       42       
                                      1928                          
                                      1907                          
  AVERAGE         46                        54     -8       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.65          1.91 1956   0.11   0.54     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.35                      2.99   2.36     2.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.14                      5.31   2.83     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.17                      8.09   4.08     7.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1979   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9      0.4     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.7   -0.6      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      36.7  -14.6     24.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        12      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  294                       443   -149      416       
  SINCE MAR 1   1096                      1305   -209     1095       
  SINCE JUL 1   5170                      6307  -1137     5281       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         0      8        7       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         0      8        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        28      1976                    
                                             1950                    
                                             1922                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2017.........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2017.........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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