086  
CDUS43 KLOT 020640  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
140 AM CDT THU APR 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 43 11:40 AM 84 2010 54 -11 45  
MINIMUM 35 8:11 AM 16 1924 34 1 28  
AVERAGE 39 44 -5 37  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.10 1929 0.11 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.11 -0.08 T  
SINCE MAR 1 3.09 2.51 0.58 2.82  
SINCE JAN 1 4.03 5.74 -1.71 4.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 1970 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.0 1.8 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.3 -5.5 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 26 21 5 28  
MONTH TO DATE 26 21 5 28  
SINCE MAR 1 715 881 -166 705  
SINCE JUL 1 5539 5809 -270 5300  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 0 2 -2 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 2 -2 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 80 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 18 1896  
2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 2 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:23 PM CDT  
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 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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