634  
CDUS43 KLOT 060631  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1231 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 60 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1924  
1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:40 PM CST  
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:41 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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