118  
CDUS43 KLOT 262233  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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 43 3:59 PM 73 2024 38 5 51  
MINIMUM 12 5:52 AM -8 2015 22 -10 33  
AVERAGE 28 30 -2 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.31 2009 0.07 -0.07 0.06  
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.49 -1.38 0.46  
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 5.02 -2.31 2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 3.09 -2.16 1.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 8.0 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 8.0 -7.9 5.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 28.3 -14.3 12.3  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 30.8 -6.8 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 37 35 2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 913 1034 -121 1100  
SINCE DEC 1 3606 3543 63 3566  
SINCE JUL 1 4769 4859 -90 4548  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 61  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 78 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -15 1994  
2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:36 AM CST SUNSET 5:43 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:35 AM CST SUNSET 5:44 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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