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CDUS43 KLOT 202239  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
439 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 19 3:14 PM 51 1921 29 -10 10  
MINIMUM -5 7:31 AM -26 1985 14 -19 -7  
AVERAGE 7 21 -14 2  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.53 1907 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.71 1.06 -0.35 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.49 2.99 -0.50 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.71 1.06 -0.35 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.1 2012 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 3.2 6.9 -3.7 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 12.4 16.3 -3.9 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 22.4 18.8 3.6 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 58 44 14 63  
MONTH TO DATE 778 861 -83 910  
SINCE DEC 1 2054 2031 23 2001  
SINCE JUL 1 3217 3347 -130 2983  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 60 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1970  
1984  
 
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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