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CDUS43 KLOT 160633
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
133 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 72 4:41 PM 87 2002 60 12 58
MINIMUM 58 11:59 PM 16 1928 38 20 41
AVERAGE 65 49 16 50
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.87 2.26 2012 0.12 0.75 T
MONTH TO DATE 4.72 1.76 2.96 1.41
SINCE MAR 1 7.78 4.16 3.62 4.23
SINCE JAN 1 8.72 7.39 1.33 5.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0
1949
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 16 -16 15
MONTH TO DATE 208 282 -74 302
SINCE MAR 1 897 1142 -245 979
SINCE JUL 1 5721 6070 -349 5574
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 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 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM
LOWEST 76 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977
2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 19 1949
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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