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CDUS43 KLOT 072251
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
451 PM CST WED JAN 07 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 39 3:31 PM 63 2008 29 10 27
MINIMUM 30 10:12 AM -20 1912 15 15 7
1942
AVERAGE 35 22 13 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.53 2019 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE T 0.38 -0.38 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.78 2.31 -0.53 1.13
SINCE JAN 1 T 0.38 -0.38 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 6.5 1918 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.2 -2.2 T
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 11.6 -2.4 4.6
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.1 5.1 5.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 30 43 -13 48
MONTH TO DATE 262 295 -33 310
SINCE DEC 1 1538 1465 73 1401
SINCE JUL 1 2701 2781 -80 2383
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 W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM
LOWEST 89 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 95
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1965
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -19 1986
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 7 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:41 PM CST
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:42 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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