918  
CDUS43 KLOT 090633  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1233 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 59R 11:35 PM 55 1965 29 30 26  
MINIMUM 31 12:22 AM -19 1986 15 16 7  
AVERAGE 45 22 23 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.33 1.25 1946 0.06 0.27 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 0.44 -0.11 T  
SINCE DEC 1 2.11 2.37 -0.26 1.13  
SINCE JAN 1 0.33 0.44 -0.11 T  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 20 43 -23 48  
MONTH TO DATE 283 338 -55 358  
SINCE DEC 1 1559 1508 51 1449  
SINCE JUL 1 2722 2824 -102 2431  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 56 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:43 PM CST  
JANUARY 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:44 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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