972  
CDUS43 KLOT 040633  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT SAT APR 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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 56 1:51 PM 80 1956 55 1 51  
MINIMUM 40 11:07 PM 15 1954 34 6 35  
AVERAGE 48 44 4 43  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.08 0.90 1968 0.11 -0.03 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.57 0.33 1.24 1.12  
SINCE MAR 1 4.63 2.73 1.90 3.94  
SINCE JAN 1 5.57 5.96 -0.39 5.19  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.0 1926 0.1 -0.1 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.1 1.7 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.4 -5.6 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 17 21 -4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 54 63 -9 59  
SINCE MAR 1 743 923 -180 736  
SINCE JUL 1 5567 5851 -284 5331  
 
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 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 84 1929  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 9 1975  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 4 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:26 PM CDT  
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 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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