280  
CDUS43 KLOT 220635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1235 AM CST THU JAN 22 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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 30 8:35 PM 60 1906 29 1 2  
MINIMUM 18 11:59 PM -22 1970 14 4 -11  
1984  
AVERAGE 24 21 3 -4  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 0.88 1916 0.05 -0.01 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.11 -0.29 0.02  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.04 -0.44 1.15  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.11 -0.29 0.02  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.8 6.4 2005 0.4 0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 7.3 -2.6 0.5  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 16.7 -2.8 5.1  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 19.2 4.7 5.7  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 41 44 -3 69  
MONTH TO DATE 817 905 -88 979  
SINCE DEC 1 2093 2075 18 2070  
SINCE JUL 1 3256 3391 -135 3052  
 
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 (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
BLOWING SNOW  
 
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1964  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -21 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:58 PM CST  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:59 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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