971  
CDUS43 KLOT 092233  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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 58R 12:20 AM 56 2002 29 29 33  
MINIMUM 39 7:22 AM -21 1982 15 24 6  
AVERAGE 49 22 27 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 0.90 1930 0.05 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.35 0.49 -0.14 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.13 2.42 -0.29 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 0.35 0.49 -0.14 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 10.0 1930 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 3.0 -3.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 12.4 -3.2 4.6  
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.9 4.3 5.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 43 -27 45  
MONTH TO DATE 299 381 -82 403  
SINCE DEC 1 1575 1551 24 1494  
SINCE JUL 1 2738 2867 -129 2476  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 53 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1939  
1975  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -27 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:43 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:44 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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