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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
649 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         72   1241 AM  89    1934  69      3       83       
                                      1926                          
  MINIMUM         47   1155 PM  28    1989  46      1       60       
                                      1976                          
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.08 1997   0.11  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.49                      0.79  -0.30     1.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                      6.46   0.94     6.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.93                      9.24  -0.31     8.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1960   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        5                         9     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        66      7       24       
  SINCE MAR 1   1223                      1404   -181     1374       
  SINCE JUL 1   5409                      6406   -997     6820       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        13     -6        9       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        13     -6        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1947                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2016...........SUNRISE   543 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2016...........SUNRISE   541 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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