625  
CDUS43 KLOT 032232  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 75 2024 40 3 49  
MINIMUM 33 1:45 AM -11 2014 24 9 31  
AVERAGE 38 32 6 40  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.45 1955 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.22 -0.22 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.22 -0.22 T  
SINCE JAN 1 0.94 3.45 -2.51 1.25  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.8 1953 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.7 -0.7 T  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 32.0 -8.0 12.9  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 27 33 -6 25  
MONTH TO DATE 94 101 -7 107  
SINCE MAR 1 94 101 -7 107  
SINCE JUL 1 4918 5029 -111 4702  
 
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 92 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 75 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -11 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:49 PM CST  
MARCH 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CST SUNSET 5:50 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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