721  
CDUS43 KLOT 112236  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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 32 1:22 PM 57 2012 29 3 31  
MINIMUM 21 1:08 AM -24 1979 15 6 23  
AVERAGE 27 22 5 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.55 1960 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.60 -0.02 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.36 2.53 -0.17 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 0.60 -0.02 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 4.7 1991 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 3.7 -3.5 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 13.1 -3.7 4.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.4 15.6 3.8 5.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 43 -5 38  
MONTH TO DATE 379 467 -88 481  
SINCE DEC 1 1655 1637 18 1572  
SINCE JUL 1 2818 2953 -135 2554  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -21 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 11 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:45 PM CST  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:46 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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