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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
441 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2026


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         84   2:44 PM  91    1934  72     12       70
  MINIMUM         64   3:41 AM  32    1930  50     14       51
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.25 1969   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      2.13  -1.97     0.94
  SINCE MAR 1      9.68                      8.28   1.40     5.92
  SINCE JAN 1     10.62                     11.51  -0.89     7.17

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    2017   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.8                       5.8    1.0      4.2
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      37.1   -6.3     17.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        4
  MONTH TO DATE  193                       138     55       95
  SINCE MAR 1   1237                      1480   -243     1219
  SINCE JUL 1   6061                      6408   -347     5814

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        17      1       34
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        24      9       38
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        24      9       38
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    34   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     51           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        94      1934
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      2002


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE   5:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:13 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   5:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:14 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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