087  
CDUS43 KLOT 042140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CDT SAT APR 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 49 7:37 AM 84 1929 55 -6 50  
MINIMUM 41 12:48 AM 9 1975 35 6 31  
AVERAGE 45 45 0 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.62 1.37 1969 0.11 0.51 0.16  
MONTH TO DATE 2.19 0.44 1.75 1.28  
SINCE MAR 1 5.25 2.84 2.41 4.10  
SINCE JAN 1 6.19 6.07 0.12 5.35  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.0 1950 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 20 20 0 24  
MONTH TO DATE 74 83 -9 83  
SINCE MAR 1 763 943 -180 760  
SINCE JUL 1 5587 5871 -284 5355  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 82 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 1995  
 
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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