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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
1240 AM CST SUN MAR 9 2014


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         36   1234 AM  76    2000  43     -7       36       
  MINIMUM         20   1159 PM  -6    1943  25     -5       10       
  AVERAGE         28                        34     -6       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.25 1946   0.07  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.52  -0.02     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      0.52  -0.02     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      3.30   0.94     7.02    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.3           7.6  1961   0.2    0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.4                       1.7    5.7     10.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.4                       1.7    5.7     10.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     54.9                      32.7   22.2     36.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       6                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       37                        31      6       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  386                       261    125      331       
  SINCE MAR 1    386                       261    125      331       
  SINCE JUL 1   6278                      5263   1015     5068       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        68      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   25        -2      1984                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2014.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2014.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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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