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CDUS43 KLOT 172247
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
447 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 18 12:13 AM 54 2025 29 -11 54
MINIMUM 10 8:08 AM -25 1982 14 -4 19
AVERAGE 14 21 -7 37
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 0.60 1941 0.05 -0.05 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.66 0.91 -0.25 0.02
SINCE DEC 1 2.44 2.84 -0.40 1.15
SINCE JAN 1 0.66 0.91 -0.25 0.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 4.7 1953 0.4 -0.4 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 1.4 5.8 -4.4 0.5
SINCE DEC 1 10.6 15.2 -4.6 5.1
SINCE JUL 1 20.6 17.7 2.9 5.7
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 51 44 7 28
MONTH TO DATE 605 729 -124 744
SINCE DEC 1 1881 1899 -18 1835
SINCE JUL 1 3044 3215 -171 2817
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 80 4:00 PM
LOWEST 63 4:00 AM
AVERAGE 72
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 57 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -23 1994
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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