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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
158 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2016


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    444 PM  92    1952  68     -8       76       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  27    1935  45     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         50                        56     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.50 1990   0.11  -0.02     0.58    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      0.45   0.03     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.39                      6.12   1.27     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.92                      8.90   0.02     7.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1935   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      2.8                       5.7   -2.9      7.6     
  SINCE JUL 1     24.0                      36.7  -12.7     35.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        39     16       14       
  SINCE MAR 1   1205                      1377   -172     1364       
  SINCE JUL 1   5391                      6379   -988     6810       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        10     -3        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        10     -3        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        93      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   545 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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