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CDUS43 KLOT 050646  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
146 AM CDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 72 1:35 PM 90 1922 68 4 88  
MINIMUM 45 11:55 PM 24 1989 46 -1 60  
AVERAGE 59 57 2 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.18 1991 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.38 0.97 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 4.00 4.75 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 30.79 0.19 22.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2014 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 6 9 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 33 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 77 140 -63 59  
SINCE JUL 1 77 151 -74 78  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 29  
SINCE SEP 1 146 93 53 140  
SINCE JAN 1 893 832 61 997    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1935  
1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 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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