CDUS43 KLOT 060638 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 138 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 57 1:02 PM 93 1949 67 -10 64 MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 29 1944 46 -5 44 AVERAGE 49 56 -7 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.53 1965 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.61 -0.58 0.85 SINCE MAR 1 9.55 6.76 2.79 5.83 SINCE JAN 1 10.49 9.99 0.50 7.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1924 0.0 0.0 0.0 1932 2014 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 16 9 7 11 MONTH TO DATE 74 49 25 57 SINCE MAR 1 1118 1391 -273 1181 SINCE JUL 1 5942 6319 -377 5776 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0 SINCE MAR 1 15 9 6 4 SINCE JAN 1 15 9 6 4 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 57 11:00 PM LOWEST 26 12:00 PM AVERAGE 42 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 95 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE(F) 46 29 1967 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:45 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$