823  
CDUS43 KLOT 222132  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 79 2:54 PM 91 1980 62 17 76  
MINIMUM 54 5:17 AM 23 1986 41 13 36  
AVERAGE 67 52 15 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.16 1999 0.13 -0.13 T  
2022  
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.69 3.12 2.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 5.09 3.78 4.93  
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 8.32 1.49 6.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.2 2023 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.7 1.1 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 37.0 -6.2 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 14 -14 9  
MONTH TO DATE 280 386 -106 395  
SINCE MAR 1 969 1246 -277 1072  
SINCE JUL 1 5793 6174 -381 5667  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 2 0 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 0  
SINCE MAR 1 14 2 12 0  
SINCE JAN 1 14 2 12 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 22 1910  
1927  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 PM CDT  
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 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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