788  
CDUS43 KLOT 040634  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1234 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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 26 8:17 PM 57 1998 30 -4 25  
MINIMUM 20 8:28 AM -18 2014 16 4 15  
AVERAGE 23 23 0 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.96 1973 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 T  
SINCE DEC 1 1.78 2.10 -0.32 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.17 -0.17 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.9 1971 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.9 -0.9 T  
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 10.3 -1.1 4.6  
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 12.8 6.4 5.2  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 42 42 0 45  
MONTH TO DATE 138 126 12 120  
SINCE DEC 1 1414 1296 118 1211  
SINCE JUL 1 2577 2612 -35 2193  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -21 1919  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:38 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:39 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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