771  
CDUS43 KLOT 190718  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
118 AM CST MON JAN 19 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 18 11:29 PM 57 1996 29 -11 36  
MINIMUM 2 7:46 AM -23 1994 14 -12 10  
AVERAGE 10 21 -11 23  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 0.87 1933 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 0.96 -0.25 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.49 2.89 -0.40 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.71 0.96 -0.25 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.0 7.0 1943 0.4 0.6 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.2 6.2 -3.0 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 12.4 15.6 -3.2 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 22.4 18.1 4.3 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 55 44 11 42  
MONTH TO DATE 660 773 -113 786  
SINCE DEC 1 1936 1943 -7 1877  
SINCE JUL 1 3099 3259 -160 2859  
 
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 (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 5:00 PM  
LOWEST 66 9:00 AM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 53 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -24 1985  
1994  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:54 PM CST  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:56 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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