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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
134 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2015


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         74    349 PM  80    2012  47     27       27       
  MINIMUM         40    625 AM   6    1923  28     12       16       
  AVERAGE         57                        37     20       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.98 1942   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.06  -0.66     0.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.40                      1.06  -0.66     0.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.32                      3.84  -1.52     4.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.6  1960   0.2   -0.2       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.5                       3.1   -0.6      8.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.5                       3.1   -0.6      8.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     30.4                      34.1   -3.7     55.6     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        28    -20       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  529                       495     34      645       
  SINCE MAR 1    529                       495     34      645       
  SINCE JUL 1   5975                      5497    478     6537       
                                                                     
 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    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        82      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1941                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2015.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2015.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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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