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CXUS53 KLOT 011547  
CLARFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
947 AM CST THU JAN 01 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 112 07/14/1936  
LOW -31 01/31/2019  
HIGHEST 94 05/15 98 08/27  
06/22  
LOWEST -11 02/18 -16 01/15  
01/21  
AVG. MAXIMUM 60.8 58.8 2.0 63.3  
AVG. MINIMUM 39.5 40.0 -0.5 42.4  
MEAN 50.1 49.4 0.7 52.8  
DAYS MAX >= 90 20 14.8 5.2 18  
DAYS MAX <= 32 57 50.0 7.0 26  
DAYS MIN <= 32 135 135.8 -0.8 112  
DAYS MIN <= 0 16 11.5 4.5 8  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 56.48 1973  
MINIMUM 22.87 1910  
TOTALS 27.74 37.24 -9.50 35.49  
DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.10 -0.02 0.10  
DAYS >= .01 103 120.7 -17.7 109  
DAYS >= .10 51 69.0 -18.0 64  
DAYS >= .50 19 23.6 -4.6 20  
DAYS >= 1.00 7 8.8 -1.8 8  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 1.79 06/18 TO 06/19 3.68  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL 84.3 2008  
TOTALS 31.1 37.1 -6.0 28.2  
SINCE 7/1 19.2 11.9 7.3 5.2  
DAYS >= 1.0 8 11.1 -3.1 9  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH 9 11/30 10 01/13  
12/07  
01/14  
24 HR TOTAL 8.0 11/29 TO 11/29 7.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 6304 6497 -193 5310  
SINCE 7/1 2439 2486 -47 2073  
COOLING TOTAL 1015 838 177 958  
SINCE 1/1 1015 839 176 958    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/200 DATE 05/15  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/210 DATE 03/14  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.60  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 74  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 165  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 126  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 66  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 39 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 18 RAIN 37  
LIGHT RAIN 130 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 10 HAIL 3  
HEAVY SNOW 3 SNOW 8  
LIGHT SNOW 56 SLEET 0  
FOG 158 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 12  
HAZE 65  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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