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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
128 AM CST THU MAR 05 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 50 2:17 PM 75 2024 41 9 48
MINIMUM 32 5:56 AM -11 2002 24 8 42
AVERAGE 41 32 9 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.50 1976 0.07 -0.07 0.53
MONTH TO DATE T 0.29 -0.29 0.53
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.29 -0.29 0.53
SINCE JAN 1 0.94 3.52 -2.58 1.78
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1944 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.0 -1.0 T
SINCE MAR 1 T 1.0 -1.0 T
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 32.3 -8.3 12.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 24 33 -9 20
MONTH TO DATE 119 134 -15 127
SINCE MAR 1 119 134 -15 127
SINCE JUL 1 4943 5062 -119 4722
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
FOG
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM
LOWEST 63 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 74 1983
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 24 -9 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CST SUNSET 5:51 PM CST
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CST SUNSET 5:52 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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