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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1118 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)  
YESTERDAY  
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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 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 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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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 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:39 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:40 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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