644  
CDUS43 KLOT 150639  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1239 AM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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 40 1:32 AM 58 1928 29 11 16  
MINIMUM 16 11:59 PM -17 1979 14 2 5  
AVERAGE 28 22 6 11  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.20 1940 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.75 -0.17 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.36 2.68 -0.32 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 0.75 -0.17 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 7.0 1940 0.3 -0.3 0.3  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 4.7 -4.5 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 14.1 -4.7 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 19.4 16.6 2.8 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 37 44 -7 54  
MONTH TO DATE 470 597 -127 627  
SINCE DEC 1 1746 1767 -21 1718  
SINCE JUL 1 2909 3083 -174 2700  
 
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 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 51 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -24 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 15 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM CST SUNSET 4:50 PM CST  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:22 AM CST SUNSET 4:51 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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