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CDUS43 KLOT 060641
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1241 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 55 3:50 PM 74 1983 41 14 47
MINIMUM 40 8:45 AM -9 1978 24 16 31
AVERAGE 48 33 15 39
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.02 1959 0.07 -0.07 0.44
MONTH TO DATE T 0.36 -0.36 0.97
SINCE MAR 1 T 0.36 -0.36 0.97
SINCE JAN 1 0.94 3.59 -2.65 2.22
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.6 2013 0.2 -0.2 T
MONTH TO DATE T 1.2 -1.2 T
SINCE MAR 1 T 1.2 -1.2 T
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 32.5 -8.5 12.9
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 32 -15 26
MONTH TO DATE 136 166 -30 153
SINCE MAR 1 136 166 -30 153
SINCE JUL 1 4960 5094 -134 4748
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 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM
LOWEST 71 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 70 1983
2000
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 25 -7 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:23 AM CST SUNSET 5:52 PM CST
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CST SUNSET 5:54 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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