704  
CDUS43 KLOT 212243  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
443 PM CST WED JAN 21 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 26 3:59 PM 60 1906 29 -3 2  
MINIMUM 19 7:14 AM -22 1970 14 5 -11  
1984  
AVERAGE 23 21 2 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.88 1916 0.05 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 1.11 -0.32 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.57 3.04 -0.47 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.79 1.11 -0.32 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.1 6.4 2005 0.4 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.0 7.3 -3.3 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 13.2 16.7 -3.5 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 23.2 19.2 4.0 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 44 -2 69  
MONTH TO DATE 818 905 -87 979  
SINCE DEC 1 2094 2075 19 2070  
SINCE JUL 1 3257 3391 -134 3052  
 
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -21 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:19 AM CST SUNSET 4:57 PM CST  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:58 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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