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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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 52 3:06 PM 86 1929 56 -4 53  
MINIMUM 33 11:59 PM 11 1982 35 -2 28  
AVERAGE 43 46 -3 41  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.08 2016 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 0.68 1.55 1.36  
SINCE MAR 1 5.29 3.08 2.21 4.18  
SINCE JAN 1 6.23 6.31 -0.08 5.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 6.0 1938 0.0 0.0 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 22 20 2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 117 123 -6 126  
SINCE MAR 1 806 983 -177 803  
SINCE JUL 1 5630 5911 -281 5398  
 
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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 85 1893  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 5 1982  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:29 AM CDT SUNSET 7:29 PM CDT  
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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