339  
CDUS43 KLOT 312233  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST SAT JAN 31 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 24 2:13 PM 63 1989 29 -5 47  
MINIMUM 8 12:15 AM -31 2019 14 -6 25  
AVERAGE 16 22 -6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.50 1915 0.05 -0.05 0.44  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 1.60 -0.78 0.79  
SINCE DEC 1 2.60 3.53 -0.93 1.92  
SINCE JAN 1 0.82 1.60 -0.78 0.79  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 5.5 1942 0.4 -0.4 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 4.7 10.9 -6.2 2.1  
SINCE DEC 1 13.9 20.3 -6.4 6.7  
SINCE JUL 1 23.9 22.8 1.1 7.3  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 49 43 6 29  
MONTH TO DATE 1415 1342 73 1375  
SINCE DEC 1 2691 2512 179 2466  
SINCE JUL 1 3854 3828 26 3448  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 55 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 14 -22 1985  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 31 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 1 2026......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CST SUNSET 5:11 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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