953  
CDUS43 KLOT 130645  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
145 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 45 2:11 PM 78 1990 45 0 61  
MINIMUM 28 6:46 AM -3 1948 27 1 31  
AVERAGE 37 36 1 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.80 1923 0.07 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.60 0.85 0.75 1.19  
SINCE MAR 1 1.60 0.85 0.75 1.19  
SINCE JAN 1 2.54 4.08 -1.54 2.44  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 9.0 1923 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 2.7 -2.7 0.1  
SINCE MAR 1 T 2.7 -2.7 0.1  
SINCE JUL 1 24.0 34.0 -10.0 13.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 28 29 -1 19  
MONTH TO DATE 266 380 -114 324  
SINCE MAR 1 266 380 -114 324  
SINCE JUL 1 5090 5308 -218 4919  
 
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 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 60 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 78 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 74 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 27 2 1896  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 PM CDT  
MARCH 14 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 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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