051  
CDUS43 KLOT 092142  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
442 PM CDT MON MAR 09 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 73R 2:59 PM 68 1977 43 30 59  
2021  
MINIMUM 42 6:36 AM -2 1984 26 16 26  
AVERAGE 58 34 24 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.28 2020 0.07 -0.07 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.38 0.64 0.74 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 1.38 0.64 0.74 1.19  
SINCE JAN 1 2.32 3.87 -1.55 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 9.5 1946 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.1 -2.1 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.1 -2.1 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 33.4 -9.4 13.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 31 -24 22  
MONTH TO DATE 190 291 -101 268  
SINCE MAR 1 190 291 -101 268  
SINCE JUL 1 5014 5219 -205 4863  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 70 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 54  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 70 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 26 -2 2003  
 
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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