288  
CDUS43 KLOT 282248  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
448 PM CST WED JAN 28 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 16 3:59 PM 55 1944 29 -13 49  
MINIMUM 0 7:32 AM -22 1915 14 -14 22  
AVERAGE 8 22 -14 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.93 2006 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.45 -0.63 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.38 -0.78 1.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.45 -0.63 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.9 2023 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 9.8 -5.1 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 19.2 -5.3 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 21.7 2.2 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 57 44 13 29  
MONTH TO DATE 1248 1213 35 1287  
SINCE DEC 1 2524 2383 141 2378  
SINCE JUL 1 3687 3699 -12 3360  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 62 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -20 1966  
 
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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