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CDUS43 KLOT 122133  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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 78 1:19 PM 84 1925 58 20 64  
1941  
MINIMUM 53 1:00 AM 19 1939 37 16 29  
AVERAGE 66 48 18 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.05 1903 0.12 -0.12 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.13 1.39 1.74 1.41  
SINCE MAR 1 6.19 3.79 2.40 4.23  
SINCE JAN 1 7.13 7.02 0.11 5.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 1.0 2007 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.5 -0.5 T  
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.4 1.4 4.2  
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.7 -5.9 17.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 17 -17 18  
MONTH TO DATE 208 232 -24 270  
SINCE MAR 1 897 1092 -195 947  
SINCE JUL 1 5721 6020 -299 5542  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 0 1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 1 2 -1 0  
SINCE JAN 1 1 2 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 83 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 18 1950  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 12 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT  
APRIL 13 2026.........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 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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