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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
132 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         57    229 PM  82    2012  47     10       49       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM  -3    1941  28      8       28       
  AVERAGE         47                        38      9       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.62 1919   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      1.14   0.88     0.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.02                      1.14   0.88     0.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.55                      3.92  -0.37     2.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.8                       3.2   -1.4      2.5     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.8                       3.2   -1.4      2.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     23.0                      34.2  -11.2     30.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        27     -9       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  367                       522   -155      555       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       522   -155      555       
  SINCE JUL 1   4553                      5524   -971     6001       
                                                                     
 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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      2012                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1941                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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