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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Central and Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms capable of very large hail, damaging wind gusts, and a few tornadoes are possible today across parts of the central and southern Plains. Heavy rain will pose a threat for flash flooding across portions of central and coastal Texas. Thunderstorms may also cause isolated wind damage across the Southeast. Read More >

Rockford Precipitation Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual

 

ROCKFORD
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
MAY 

NORMAL 4.18 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Rockford Precipitation Data from 1906 - 2022***

 

0.48 1992   3.02 2002   4.58 1916
0.68 1934   3.03 1975   4.66 1960
1.06 1936   3.05 1993   4.68 1942
1.22 1928   3.12 2008   4.68 2018
1.25 2007   3.12 2016   4.76 1910
1.29 1923   3.14 2013   4.76 1966
1.29 1950   3.20 1952   4.78 1909
1.29 1988   3.25 1937   4.78 1927
1.34 1921   3.27 1954   4.78 1948
1.41 1994   3.36 1999   4.79 1986
1.44 1961   3.41 1964   4.85 2015
1.45 1925   3.43 1985   4.90 2017
1.45 1979   3.46 2009   4.99 1983
1.47 1924   3.66 1931   5.10 1990
1.53 1949   3.68 1922   5.20 1944
1.62 2012   3.69 1998   5.20 1956
1.78 2005   3.72 2006   5.47 1977
1.83 1971   3.73 1987   5.50 1970
1.84 1981   3.74 1919   5.66 1965
1.89 1963   3.74 1947   5.70 1913
2.23 1932   3.76 1951   5.72 1943
2.24 1958   3.78 1968   5.75 1969
2.31 1926   3.84 1978   5.82 2010
2.33 2014   3.94 1912   5.85 1997
2.36 2021   3.94 2011   5.95 1935
2.37 1980   3.95 1984   6.05 1914
2.38 1976   3.98 2001   6.30 1995
2.41 1930   4.03 2020   6.58 1908
2.42 1906   4.04 1940   6.62 2000
2.48 1967   4.06 1939   6.98 1973
2.54 2022   4.11 1941   6.98 1974
2.61 1959   4.20 2003   7.02 1915
2.70 1929   4.23 1957   7.67 1945
2.72 1991   4.23 1962   8.21 2004
2.76 1955   4.36 1938   8.88 1933
2.91 1953   4.44 1918   8.93 2019
2.93 1989   4.47 1917   11.75 1996
2.96 1907   4.56 1982   No Data 1920
2.98 1911   4.57 1972   No Data 1946