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CDUS43 KLOT 042232
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
432 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 30 3:59 PM 60 1997 30 0 24
MINIMUM 23 8:19 AM -21 1919 16 7 9
AVERAGE 27 23 4 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 0.85 1922 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.22 -0.22 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.78 2.15 -0.37 1.13
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.22 -0.22 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1910 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.2 -1.2 T
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 10.6 -1.4 4.6
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 13.1 6.1 5.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 38 42 -4 48
MONTH TO DATE 176 168 8 168
SINCE DEC 1 1452 1338 114 1259
SINCE JUL 1 2615 2654 -39 2241
COOLING
TODAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 71 4:00 PM
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 62
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 54 1909
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -25 1924
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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