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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
132 AM CDT TUE MAY 12 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2026...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         64   4:44 PM  94    2022  69     -5       79
  MINIMUM         40  12:06 AM  28    1907  48     -8       42
  AVERAGE         52                        59     -7       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1966   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.35  -1.32     0.85
  SINCE MAR 1      9.55                      7.50   2.05     5.83
  SINCE JAN 1     10.49                     10.73  -0.24     7.08

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.0  1966   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  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
  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5        4
  MONTH TO DATE  161                        99     62       91
  SINCE MAR 1   1205                      1441   -236     1215
  SINCE JUL 1   6029                      6369   -340     5810

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        15      0        4
  SINCE JAN 1     15                        15      0        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    73          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     24           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    49

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        93      2022
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1981


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2026...........SUNRISE   5:38 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:08 PM CDT
MAY 13 2026...........SUNRISE   5:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:09 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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