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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT MON APR 06 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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 54 4:50 PM 82 1988 56 -2 55
MINIMUM 35 6:45 AM 15 1995 35 0 36
AVERAGE 45 45 0 46
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.39 1964 0.12 -0.08 0.08
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 0.56 1.67 1.36
SINCE MAR 1 5.29 2.96 2.33 4.18
SINCE JAN 1 6.23 6.19 0.04 5.43
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.3 1982 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.3 -0.3 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.2 1.6 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.5 -5.7 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 20 20 0 19
MONTH TO DATE 95 103 -8 102
SINCE MAR 1 784 963 -179 779
SINCE JUL 1 5608 5891 -283 5374
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 11:00 PM
LOWEST 30 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 58
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 86 1929
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 11 1982
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 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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