342  
CDUS43 KLOT 030635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 23 2:38 PM 59 2000 30 -7 31  
MINIMUM 16 7:37 AM -17 1979 16 0 22  
AVERAGE 20 23 -3 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1897 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.78 2.04 -0.26 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.11 -0.11 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.0 1936 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.6 -0.6 T  
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 10.0 -0.8 4.6  
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 12.5 6.7 5.2  
SNOW DEPTH T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 45 42 3 38  
MONTH TO DATE 96 84 12 75  
SINCE DEC 1 1372 1254 118 1166  
SINCE JUL 1 2535 2570 -35 2148  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 76 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 59 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 57 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -18 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:37 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:38 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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