188  
CDUS43 KLOT 232132  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 45 2:59 PM 82 1939 50 -5 51  
MINIMUM 27 6:21 AM 5 1965 31 -4 36  
AVERAGE 36 40 -4 44  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.40 1897 0.08 -0.08 0.43  
MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.70 1.14 2.64  
SINCE MAR 1 2.84 1.70 1.14 2.64  
SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.93 -1.15 3.89  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 5.1 2015 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 6.8 4.3 2.5 4.2  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 4.3 2.5 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 35.6 -4.8 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 29 25 4 21  
MONTH TO DATE 561 675 -114 553  
SINCE MAR 1 561 675 -114 553  
SINCE JUL 1 5385 5603 -218 5148  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 68 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 80 1939  
2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 1 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:54 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 PM CDT  
MARCH 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 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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