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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
1247 AM CST SUN MAR 5 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         43    423 PM  71    1983  41      2       39       
  MINIMUM         27    658 AM -11    2002  23      4       18       
  AVERAGE         35                        32      3       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          2.50 1976   0.07   0.00     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.26  -0.15     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.11                      0.26  -0.15     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.14                      3.04   1.10     1.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.9           6.0  1944   0.2    0.7      0.7     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       0.8    0.4      1.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       0.8    0.4      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      31.8  -13.6     23.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       1                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        33     -3       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  128                       134     -6      156       
  SINCE MAR 1    128                       134     -6      156       
  SINCE JUL 1   4202                      5136   -934     4342       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        74      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -9      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2017.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2017.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   553 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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