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CDUS43 KLOT 022144  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
444 PM CDT THU APR 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 65 2:59 PM 80 1963 54 11 71  
MINIMUM 37 2:54 AM 18 1896 34 3 40  
2018  
AVERAGE 51 44 7 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.12 1.71 1983 0.11 1.01 1.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.15 0.22 0.93 1.12  
SINCE MAR 1 4.21 2.62 1.59 3.94  
SINCE JAN 1 5.15 5.85 -0.70 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 4.6 1975 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 14 21 -7 9  
MONTH TO DATE 40 42 -2 37  
SINCE MAR 1 729 902 -173 714  
SINCE JUL 1 5553 5830 -277 5309  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 89 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 95  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 15 1954  
 
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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