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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
131 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2015


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2015...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2015


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         63    310 PM  82    2012  46     17       40       
  MINIMUM         27    606 AM   5    1979  27      0       26       
  AVERAGE         45                        37      8       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.75 1943   0.07  -0.07     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      0.99  -0.59     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.40                      0.99  -0.59     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.32                      3.77  -1.45     4.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.0  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       2.9   -0.4      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       2.9   -0.4      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.4                      33.9   -3.5     55.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        28     -8       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  521                       467     54      602       
  SINCE MAR 1    521                       467     54      602       
  SINCE JUL 1   5967                      5469    498     6494       
                                                                     
 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    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        80      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2015.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2015.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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