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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
435 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1905 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         82   243 PM     94  1934    73      9       88
  MINIMUM         56   259 AM     31  2002    49      7       52
  AVERAGE         69                          61      8       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY           0.00          1.54  1987  0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   1.50                      2.16  -0.66     0.50
  SINCE MAR 1    11.73                      7.83   3.90     6.72
  SINCE JAN 1    17.80                     10.61   7.19     9.26

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE MAR 1     13.9                       5.7    8.2      3.0
  SINCE JUL 1     40.5                      36.7    3.8     24.3

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY              0                         6     -6        0
  MONTH TO DATE    113                       144    -31       73
  SINCE MAR 1     1752                      1482    270      939
  SINCE JUL 1     6489                      6484      5     5313

 COOLING
  TODAY              4                         2      2        5
  MONTH TO DATE     32                        17     15       27
  SINCE MAR 1       41                        25     16       65
  SINCE JAN 1       41                        25     16       65
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4

SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM
 LOWEST     51           100 PM
 AVERAGE    68
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        96      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1929

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   532 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   531 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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