942  
CDUS43 KLOT 200636  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1236 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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 13 12:21 AM 53 2006 29 -16 10  
MINIMUM -3 9:03 AM -24 1985 14 -17 -2  
1994  
AVERAGE 5 21 -16 4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.31 1988 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.01 -0.30 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.49 2.94 -0.45 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.71 1.01 -0.30 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 8.3 1995 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.2 6.5 -3.3 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 12.4 15.9 -3.5 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 22.4 18.4 4.0 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 60 44 16 61  
MONTH TO DATE 720 817 -97 847  
SINCE DEC 1 1996 1987 9 1938  
SINCE JUL 1 3159 3303 -144 2920  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
HAZE  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 51 1921  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -26 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:56 PM CST  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:57 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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