587  
CDUS43 KLOT 232240  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 -1 12:25 AM 55 1909 29 -30 25  
MINIMUM -14 8:09 AM -24 1936 14 -28 -2  
AVERAGE -7 21 -28 12  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.74 1906 0.05 -0.05 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.21 -0.39 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.14 -0.54 1.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.21 -0.39 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.0 1906 0.4 -0.4 0.4  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 8.0 -3.3 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 17.4 -3.5 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 19.9 4.0 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 72 44 28 53  
MONTH TO DATE 944 993 -49 1085  
SINCE DEC 1 2220 2163 57 2176  
SINCE JUL 1 3383 3479 -96 3158  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 55 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 61 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1936  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 23 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:59 PM CST  
JANUARY 24 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 5:01 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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