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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LINCOLN IL
626 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 33 10:52 PM 60 1997 30 3 24
MINIMUM 23 8:19 AM -21 1919 16 7 9
AVERAGE 28 23 5 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 37 42 -5 48
MONTH TO DATE 175 168 7 168
SINCE DEC 1 1451 1338 113 1259
SINCE JUL 1 2614 2654 -40 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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER MM
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST MM
LOWEST MM
AVERAGE MM
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
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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