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CDUS43 KLOT 182143
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 2:54 PM 81 2012 48 -9 68
MINIMUM 21 12:22 AM -1 1941 29 -8 37
AVERAGE 30 38 -8 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.04 1.30 1897 0.08 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.31 1.53 1.62
SINCE MAR 1 2.84 1.31 1.53 1.62
SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.54 -0.76 2.87
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.8 5.1 1971 0.1 0.7 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 6.8 3.7 3.1 4.2
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 3.7 3.1 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 35.0 -4.2 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 6
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 35 27 8 12
MONTH TO DATE 483 547 -64 431
SINCE MAR 1 483 547 -64 431
SINCE JUL 1 5307 5475 -168 5026
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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT SNOW
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 1:00 AM
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 78 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -9 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:06 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:08 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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