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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
1248 AM CST THU MAR 6 2014


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         22    153 PM  74    1983  42    -20       32       
  MINIMUM         13   1159 PM  -9    1978  24    -11       26       
  AVERAGE         18                        33    -15       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.02 1959   0.06   0.05     0.95    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.32   0.16     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.48                      0.32   0.16     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.22                      3.10   1.12     7.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        1.7           9.6  2013   0.2    1.5      9.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.1                       1.0    6.1     10.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.1                       1.0    6.1     10.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.6                      32.0   22.6     36.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       8                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       47                        32     15       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       166     98      215       
  SINCE MAR 1    264                       166     98      215       
  SINCE JUL 1   6156                      5168    988     4952       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        70      2000                    
                                             1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -7      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2014.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2014.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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