817  
CDUS43 KLOT 200648  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1248 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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 57 4:19 PM 67 2017 35 22 11  
MINIMUM 27 7:59 AM -16 1979 19 8 1  
AVERAGE 42 27 15 6  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.09 0.97 1994 0.06 0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 1.03 -0.93 0.40  
SINCE DEC 1 2.70 4.56 -1.86 2.32  
SINCE JAN 1 0.92 2.63 -1.71 1.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1924 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
1929  
1952  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 6.1 -6.0 5.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 26.4 -12.4 12.3  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 28.9 -4.9 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 23 38 -15 59  
MONTH TO DATE 647 778 -131 841  
SINCE DEC 1 3340 3287 53 3307  
SINCE JUL 1 4503 4603 -100 4289  
 
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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 10:00 PM  
LOWEST 30 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 69 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 19 -22 1929  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 6:45 AM CST SUNSET 5:35 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:44 AM CST SUNSET 5:37 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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