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CDUS43 KLOT 082134
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
434 PM CDT WED APR 08 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 70 2:59 PM 85 1931 57 13 46
MINIMUM 34 1:23 AM 15 1972 36 -2 21
AVERAGE 52 46 6 34
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 1.39 1993 0.12 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.26 0.91 1.35 1.36
SINCE MAR 1 5.32 3.31 2.01 4.18
SINCE JAN 1 6.26 6.54 -0.28 5.43
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY T 1.3 1982 0.0 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 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 13 19 -6 31
MONTH TO DATE 160 161 -1 187
SINCE MAR 1 849 1021 -172 864
SINCE JUL 1 5673 5949 -276 5459
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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.5
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
LIGHT SNOW
SLEET
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 75 1:00 AM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 55
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 77 1934
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 36 17 1997
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 8 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT
APRIL 9 2026.........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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