275  
CDUS43 KLOT 190642  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
142 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 10:17 AM 101 1936 82 -3 87  
MINIMUM 61 4:51 AM 45 1963 62 -1 68  
AVERAGE 70 72 -2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.87 2015 0.14 -0.14 0.63  
MONTH TO DATE 1.95 2.41 -0.46 2.94  
SINCE JUN 1 10.84 11.45 -0.61 12.81  
SINCE JAN 1 21.82 25.01 -3.19 21.21  
 
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 JUN 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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 9  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 7 -2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 142 140 2 171  
SINCE JUN 1 605 596 9 789  
SINCE JAN 1 673 657 16 827    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 100 1916  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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