600  
CDUS43 KLOT 242238  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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 37 3:59 PM 64 1930 37 0 56  
MINIMUM 16 1:11 AM -11 1993 21 -5 37  
AVERAGE 27 29 -2 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.14 2001 0.06 -0.06 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.35 -1.24 0.40  
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 4.88 -2.17 2.32  
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 2.95 -2.02 1.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.0 2012 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 7.5 -7.4 5.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 27.8 -13.8 12.3  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 30.3 -6.3 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 38 36 2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 840 963 -123 1053  
SINCE DEC 1 3533 3472 61 3519  
SINCE JUL 1 4696 4788 -92 4501  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 70 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 24 2026......SUNRISE 6:39 AM CST SUNSET 5:40 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 25 2026......SUNRISE 6:38 AM CST SUNSET 5:42 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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