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CDUS43 KLOT 090636
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 62 4:19 PM 76 2000 43 19 50
MINIMUM 30 3:56 AM -6 1943 25 5 21
AVERAGE 46 34 12 36
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.25 1946 0.07 -0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.38 0.57 0.81 1.19
SINCE MAR 1 1.38 0.57 0.81 1.19
SINCE JAN 1 2.32 3.80 -1.48 2.44
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 7.6 1961 0.3 -0.3 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 1.9 -1.9 0.1
SINCE MAR 1 T 1.9 -1.9 0.1
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 33.2 -9.2 13.0
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 19 31 -12 29
MONTH TO DATE 183 260 -77 246
SINCE MAR 1 183 260 -77 246
SINCE JUL 1 5007 5188 -181 4841
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 92 2:00 AM
LOWEST 38 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 65
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 68 1977
2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -2 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 9 2026.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 6:56 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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