138  
CDUS43 KLOT 152234  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST THU JAN 15 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 25 3:43 PM 55 1953 29 -4 23  
MINIMUM 10 7:48 AM -24 1979 14 -4 0  
AVERAGE 18 22 -4 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.60 1943 0.05 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 0.80 -0.22 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.36 2.73 -0.37 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.58 0.80 -0.22 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.5 1943 0.4 -0.4 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.2 5.1 -4.9 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 9.4 14.5 -5.1 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 19.4 17.0 2.4 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 47 44 3 53  
MONTH TO DATE 517 641 -124 680  
SINCE DEC 1 1793 1811 -18 1771  
SINCE JUL 1 2956 3127 -171 2753  
 
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 N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 73 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 1933  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 2009  
 
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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