978  
CDUS43 KLOT 312134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 71 3:40 AM 84 1986 54 17 50  
MINIMUM 49 2:57 PM 7 1923 33 16 33  
AVERAGE 60 43 17 42  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.11 1.19 1993 0.10 0.01 T  
2008  
MONTH TO DATE 3.06 2.40 0.66 2.82  
SINCE MAR 1 3.06 2.40 0.66 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 4.00 5.63 -1.63 4.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 13.5 1926 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 6.8 4.9 1.9 4.2  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 4.9 1.9 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.2 -5.4 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 5 22 -17 23  
MONTH TO DATE 685 859 -174 677  
SINCE MAR 1 685 859 -174 677  
SINCE JUL 1 5509 5787 -278 5272  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 84 2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 16 1924  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 31 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT  
APRIL 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 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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