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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
1235 AM CST SAT MAR 4 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2017...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2017


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         35    312 PM  73    1983  41     -6       36       
                                      1974                          
  MINIMUM         18    650 AM -11    2014  23     -5       25       
  AVERAGE         27                        32     -5       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.45 1955   0.06  -0.06     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.19  -0.15     0.07    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.19  -0.15     0.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.07                      2.97   1.10     1.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             2.8  1953   0.2   -0.2      0.4     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.3                       0.6   -0.3      1.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.3                       0.6   -0.3      1.1     
  SINCE JUL 1     17.3                      31.6  -14.3     22.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       38                        33      5       34       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       101     -3      120       
  SINCE MAR 1     98                       101     -3      120       
  SINCE JUL 1   4172                      5103   -931     4306       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        71      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   23       -11      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2017.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2017.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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