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CDUS43 KLOT 150644
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
144 AM CDT WED APR 15 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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 82 3:13 PM 85 2003 59 23 63
MINIMUM 58 4:47 AM 21 1907 38 20 44
1957
AVERAGE 70 48 22 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.52 0.92 1965 0.13 0.39 T
MONTH TO DATE 3.85 1.64 2.21 1.41
SINCE MAR 1 6.91 4.04 2.87 4.23
SINCE JAN 1 7.85 7.27 0.58 5.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.9 1980 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.6 -0.6 T
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.5 1.3 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.8 -6.0 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 17 -17 11
MONTH TO DATE 208 266 -58 287
SINCE MAR 1 897 1126 -229 964
SINCE JUL 1 5721 6054 -333 5559
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0
MONTH TO DATE 10 0 10 0
SINCE MAR 1 10 2 8 0
SINCE JAN 1 10 2 8 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 10:00 PM
LOWEST 65 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 81
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 87 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 38 16 1928
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 15 2026.........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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