928  
CDUS43 KLOT 072143  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
443 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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 44 2:49 PM 85 1893 56 -12 44  
MINIMUM 26 5:58 AM 5 1982 36 -10 25  
AVERAGE 35 46 -11 35  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.65 1954 0.11 -0.11 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.23 0.79 1.44 1.36  
SINCE MAR 1 5.29 3.19 2.10 4.18  
SINCE JAN 1 6.23 6.42 -0.19 5.43  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 2.5 1972 0.1 -0.1 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.4 -0.4 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.3 1.5 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.6 -5.8 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 30 19 11 30  
MONTH TO DATE 147 142 5 156  
SINCE MAR 1 836 1002 -166 833  
SINCE JUL 1 5660 5930 -270 5428  
 
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 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 85 1931  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 15 1972  
 
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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