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CDUS43 KLOT 120637
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
137 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 39 3:11 AM 71 1990 44 -5 55
2024
MINIMUM 31 10:22 PM -4 1943 26 5 31
AVERAGE 35 35 0 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY 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
YESTERDAY 30 30 0 22
MONTH TO DATE 238 351 -113 305
SINCE MAR 1 238 351 -113 305
SINCE JUL 1 5062 5279 -217 4900
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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 66 11:00 PM
AVERAGE 82
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 78 1990
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 -3 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:00 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 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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