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CDUS43 KLOT 280636
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1236 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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 65 4:20 PM 78 2024 38 27 50
MINIMUM 21 5:59 AM -15 1994 22 -1 28
2015
AVERAGE 43 30 13 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.54 2023 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.11 1.56 -1.45 0.46
SINCE DEC 1 2.71 5.09 -2.38 2.38
SINCE JAN 1 0.93 3.16 -2.23 1.25
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1912 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 8.3 -8.2 5.6
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 28.6 -14.6 12.3
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 31.1 -7.1 12.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 22 35 -13 26
MONTH TO DATE 935 1069 -134 1126
SINCE DEC 1 3628 3578 50 3592
SINCE JUL 1 4791 4894 -103 4574
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM
LOWEST 20 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 62 2016
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 22 -16 2015
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 5:45 PM CST
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CST SUNSET 5:46 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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