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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
132 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2015


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         79    249 PM  86    1977  61     18       58       
  MINIMUM         45    445 AM  24    1983  39      6       40       
  AVERAGE         62                        50     12       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.06 2013   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.60                      1.89   0.71     1.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.90                      4.21  -0.31     2.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.82                      6.99  -1.17     6.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1926   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1940                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      0.3     
  SINCE MAR 1      7.6                       5.6    2.0      9.4     
  SINCE JUL 1     35.5                      36.6   -1.1     56.9     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        15    -12       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  212                       310    -98      323       
  SINCE MAR 1   1148                      1172    -24     1415       
  SINCE JUL 1   6594                      6174    420     7307       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1990                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2015.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2015.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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