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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
137 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2016...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         60    359 PM  82    2012  46     14       63       
  MINIMUM         48    600 AM   5    1979  27     21       27       
  AVERAGE         54                        37     17       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.13          1.75 1943   0.07   1.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      0.99   0.79     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.78                      0.99   0.79     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.31                      3.77  -0.46     2.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             7.0  1923   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       2.9   -1.1      2.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.8                       2.9   -1.1      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.0                      33.9  -10.9     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        28    -17       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       467   -133      521       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       467   -133      521       
  SINCE JUL 1   4520                      5469   -949     5967       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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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 2016.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2016.........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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