021  
CDUS43 KLOT 180640  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
140 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2025  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 86 3:31 PM 93 1927 75 11 88  
1988  
MINIMUM 55 5:37 AM 35 1916 53 2 51  
AVERAGE 71 64 7 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.21 1970 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 2.17 -1.87 T  
SINCE SEP 1 0.30 2.17 -1.87 T  
SINCE JAN 1 21.87 28.96 -7.09 29.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 34 25 26  
SINCE SEP 1 59 34 25 26  
SINCE JUL 1 78 45 33 35  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 3 3 5  
MONTH TO DATE 51 66 -15 59  
SINCE SEP 1 51 66 -15 59  
SINCE JAN 1 908 805 103 894    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 31 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1916  
1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 18 2025.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 19 2025.....SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 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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