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CDUS43 KLOT 030634  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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 70 4:39 PM 80 1963 54 16 71  
MINIMUM 37 2:54 AM 18 1896 34 3 40  
2018  
AVERAGE 54 44 10 56  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.46 1.71 1983 0.11 1.35 1.12  
MONTH TO DATE 1.49 0.22 1.27 1.12  
SINCE MAR 1 4.55 2.62 1.93 3.94  
SINCE JAN 1 5.49 5.85 -0.36 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 11 21 -10 9  
MONTH TO DATE 37 42 -5 37  
SINCE MAR 1 726 902 -176 714  
SINCE JUL 1 5550 5830 -280 5309  
 
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 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 78 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 80 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 15 1954  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 3 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:24 PM CDT  
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 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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