050  
CDUS43 KLOT 270644  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1244 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 11 11:27 PM 61 1944 29 -18 32  
MINIMUM -5 7:26 AM -21 2019 14 -19 12  
AVERAGE 3 21 -18 22  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.32 1974 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.36 -0.54 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.29 -0.69 1.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.36 -0.54 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 7.5 1941 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 9.1 -4.4 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 18.5 -4.6 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 21.0 2.9 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 2  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 62 44 18 43  
MONTH TO DATE 1135 1125 10 1223  
SINCE DEC 1 2411 2295 116 2314  
SINCE JUL 1 3574 3611 -37 3296  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 61 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -15 2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 27 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CST SUNSET 5:05 PM CST  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CST SUNSET 5:06 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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