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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
1237 AM CST TUE MAR 7 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         66   1151 PM  70    2000  42     24       53       
                                      1983                          
  MINIMUM         50    821 AM  -7    1960  24     26       29       
  AVERAGE         58                        33     25       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.15 1973   0.07  -0.05      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.39  -0.26     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      0.39  -0.26     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.16                      3.17   0.99     1.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.5  1975   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       1.2    0.0      1.8     
  SINCE MAR 1      1.2                       1.2    0.0      1.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      32.2  -14.0     23.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        32    -25       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       198    -45      207       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       198    -45      207       
  SINCE JUL 1   4227                      5200   -973     4393       
                                                                     
 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    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    22.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        78      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24        -4      1920                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2017.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2017.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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