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CDUS43 KLOT 082233
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 49 3:59 PM 55 1965 29 20 26
MINIMUM 31 12:22 AM -19 1986 15 16 7
AVERAGE 40 22 18 17
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.11 1.25 1946 0.06 0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 0.44 -0.33 T
SINCE DEC 1 1.89 2.37 -0.48 1.13
SINCE JAN 1 0.11 0.44 -0.33 T
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 3.2 1974 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 2.6 -2.6 T
SINCE DEC 1 9.2 12.0 -2.8 4.6
SINCE JUL 1 19.2 14.5 4.7 5.2
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 25 43 -18 48
MONTH TO DATE 288 338 -50 358
SINCE DEC 1 1564 1508 56 1449
SINCE JUL 1 2727 2824 -97 2431
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 4:00 PM
LOWEST 79 9:00 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 56 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:25 AM CST SUNSET 4:42 PM CST
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:43 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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