035  
CDUS43 KLOT 300636  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1236 AM CST FRI JAN 30 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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 2:25 PM 62 2013 29 -14 47  
MINIMUM -3 11:53 PM -20 1966 14 -17 20  
AVERAGE 6 22 -16 34  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.34 2001 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.50 -0.68 0.14  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.43 -0.83 1.27  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.50 -0.68 0.14  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 1943 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 10.2 -5.5 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 19.6 -5.7 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 22.1 1.8 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 1  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 59 43 16 31  
MONTH TO DATE 1307 1256 51 1318  
SINCE DEC 1 2583 2426 157 2409  
SINCE JUL 1 3746 3742 4 3391  
 
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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 55 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -25 2019  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 30 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CST SUNSET 5:08 PM CST  
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 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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