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CDUS43 KLOT 052234
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CST MON JAN 05 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 42 2:28 PM 54 1909 30 12 19
MINIMUM 27 8:06 AM -25 1924 16 11 13
AVERAGE 35 23 12 16
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.91 1946 0.05 -0.05 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.27 -0.27 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.78 2.20 -0.42 1.13
SINCE JAN 1 0.00 0.27 -0.27 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 5.1 1991 0.4 -0.4 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 1.6 -1.6 T
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 11.0 -1.8 4.6
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 13.5 5.7 5.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 42 -12 49
MONTH TO DATE 205 210 -5 217
SINCE DEC 1 1481 1380 101 1308
SINCE JUL 1 2644 2696 -52 2290
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 8:00 AM
LOWEST 70 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 2008
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1924
1988
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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