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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
134 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         71    145 PM  90    1992  72     -1       79       
  MINIMUM         42    215 AM  29    1997  48     -6       63       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.54 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      1.89   0.06     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.86                      7.56   1.30     6.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.39                     10.34   0.05     8.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    2014   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        8                         6      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       132     31       85       
  SINCE MAR 1   1313                      1470   -157     1435       
  SINCE JUL 1   5499                      6472   -973     6881       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14       21       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        22    -15       21       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                        22    -15       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1930                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2016...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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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