843  
CDUS43 KLOT 232236  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 31 3:21 PM 63 1930 36 -5 41  
MINIMUM 16 1:59 AM -12 1910 21 -5 11  
AVERAGE 24 28 -4 26  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.15 2019 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.29 -1.18 0.40  
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 4.82 -2.11 2.32  
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 2.89 -1.96 1.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 4.5 1994 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 7.2 -7.1 5.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 27.5 -13.5 12.3  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 30.0 -6.0 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 41 37 4 39  
MONTH TO DATE 802 927 -125 1035  
SINCE DEC 1 3495 3436 59 3501  
SINCE JUL 1 4658 4752 -94 4483  
 
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 N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 64 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1993  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 23 2026......SUNRISE 6:41 AM CST SUNSET 5:39 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:40 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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