970  
CDUS43 KLOT 022234  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CST MON MAR 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 48 3:47 PM 68 1983 40 8 36  
MINIMUM 22 6:33 AM -9 1913 23 -1 12  
1980  
AVERAGE 35 31 4 24  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.07 1948 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.14 -0.14 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.14 -0.14 T  
SINCE JAN 1 0.94 3.37 -2.43 1.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 13.0 1948 0.3 -0.3 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 31.8 -7.8 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 34 -4 41  
MONTH TO DATE 67 68 -1 82  
SINCE MAR 1 67 68 -1 82  
SINCE JUL 1 4891 4996 -105 4677  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 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 SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 75 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 19 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 75 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -11 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 5:48 PM CST  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:49 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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