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CDUS43 KLOT 280637  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1237 AM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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 15 3:08 AM 61 1944 29 -14 45  
MINIMUM 2 11:20 PM -15 2019 14 -12 14  
AVERAGE 9 21 -12 30  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.15 1944 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.41 -0.59 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.34 -0.74 1.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.41 -0.59 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 2004 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 9.4 -4.7 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 18.8 -4.9 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 21.3 2.6 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 56 44 12 35  
MONTH TO DATE 1191 1169 22 1258  
SINCE DEC 1 2467 2339 128 2349  
SINCE JUL 1 3630 3655 -25 3331  
 
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 W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 28 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CST SUNSET 5:06 PM CST  
JANUARY 29 2026.......SUNRISE 7:12 AM CST SUNSET 5:07 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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