270  
CDUS43 KLOT 112138  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT WED MAR 11 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 39 3:11 AM 71 1990 44 -5 55  
2024  
MINIMUM 34 1:56 PM -4 1943 26 8 31  
AVERAGE 37 35 2 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 1.37 1962 0.07 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.56 0.78 0.78 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 1.56 0.78 0.78 1.19  
SINCE JAN 1 2.50 4.01 -1.51 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY T 5.0 1941 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
1950  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.5 -2.5 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.5 -2.5 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 33.8 -9.8 13.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 28 30 -2 22  
MONTH TO DATE 236 351 -115 305  
SINCE MAR 1 236 351 -115 305  
SINCE JUL 1 5060 5279 -219 4900  
 
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 85 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 11 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:58 PM CDT  
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 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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