562  
CDUS43 KLOT 050636  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
136 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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 49 7:37 AM 84 1929 55 -6 50  
MINIMUM 38 8:32 PM 9 1975 35 3 31  
AVERAGE 44 45 -1 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 21 20 1 24  
MONTH TO DATE 75 83 -8 83  
SINCE MAR 1 764 943 -179 760  
SINCE JUL 1 5588 5871 -283 5355  
 
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 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 82 1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 15 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 5 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 PM CDT  
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 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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