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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL                                  
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 16 2017


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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         85    509 PM  90    1944  72     13       58       
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         50    501 AM  31    2016  48      2       31       
                                      1926                          
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          3.61 1977   0.12   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      1.76   0.23     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.91                      7.43   4.48     8.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.94                     10.21   5.73    10.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1944   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      5.1                       5.7   -0.6      2.8     
  SINCE JUL 1     22.1                      36.7  -14.6     24.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       126     21      155       
  SINCE MAR 1   1303                      1464   -161     1305       
  SINCE JUL 1   5377                      6466  -1089     5491       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        13     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        21     -6        7       
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        21     -6        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1997                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2017...........SUNRISE   534 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2017...........SUNRISE   533 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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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