591  
CDUS43 KLOT 282238  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 39 12:04 AM 62 2016 39 0 58  
2018  
MINIMUM 24 4:10 AM -16 2015 22 2 30  
AVERAGE 32 30 2 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 0.76 2017 0.07 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.12 1.63 -1.51 0.46  
SINCE DEC 1 2.72 5.16 -2.44 2.38  
SINCE JAN 1 0.94 3.23 -2.29 1.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 2.8 1918 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.1 8.5 -8.4 5.6  
SINCE DEC 1 14.0 28.8 -14.8 12.3  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 31.3 -7.3 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 33 34 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 968 1103 -135 1147  
SINCE DEC 1 3661 3612 49 3613  
SINCE JUL 1 4824 4928 -104 4595  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 6:00 AM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 66 1992  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 23 -11 1962  
 
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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