143  
CDUS43 KLOT 122234  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST MON JAN 12 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 45 2:39 PM 55 1960 29 16 34  
MINIMUM 24 12:33 AM -21 1974 15 9 15  
AVERAGE 35 22 13 25  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.46 1960 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.65 -0.07 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.36 2.58 -0.22 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 0.65 -0.07 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.8 1966 0.3 -0.3 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 4.0 -3.8 0.2  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 13.4 -4.0 4.8  
SINCE JUL 1 19.4 15.9 3.5 5.4  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 43 -13 40  
MONTH TO DATE 409 510 -101 521  
SINCE DEC 1 1685 1680 5 1612  
SINCE JUL 1 2848 2996 -148 2594  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 54 1961  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -17 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 12 2026.......SUNRISE 7:24 AM CST SUNSET 4:46 PM CST  
JANUARY 13 2026.......SUNRISE 7:23 AM CST SUNSET 4:47 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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