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CDUS43 KLOT 170636
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1236 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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 38 2:07 PM 53 1933 29 9 39
MINIMUM 18 11:59 PM -25 2009 14 4 18
AVERAGE 28 21 7 29
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.05 1.01 2017 0.06 -0.01 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 0.86 -0.20 0.02
SINCE DEC 1 2.44 2.79 -0.35 1.15
SINCE JAN 1 0.66 0.86 -0.20 0.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.7 9.5 1924 0.3 0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 5.4 -4.0 0.5
SINCE DEC 1 10.6 14.8 -4.2 5.1
SINCE JUL 1 20.6 17.3 3.3 5.7
SNOW DEPTH 1
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 37 44 -7 36
MONTH TO DATE 554 685 -131 716
SINCE DEC 1 1830 1855 -25 1807
SINCE JUL 1 2993 3171 -178 2789
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM
LOWEST 62 10:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 54 2025
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:52 PM CST
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:53 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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