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CDUS43 KLOT 162143
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
443 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 74 2:59 PM 86 1977 60 14 58
2002
MINIMUM 58 2:54 AM 19 1949 39 19 28
AVERAGE 66 49 17 43
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.20 3.17 1972 0.13 0.07 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.92 1.89 3.03 1.41
SINCE MAR 1 7.98 4.29 3.69 4.23
SINCE JAN 1 8.92 7.52 1.40 5.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 4.4 1961 0.0 0.0 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
TODAY 0 16 -16 22
MONTH TO DATE 208 298 -90 324
SINCE MAR 1 897 1158 -261 1001
SINCE JUL 1 5721 6086 -365 5596
COOLING
TODAY 1 0 1 0
MONTH TO DATE 11 0 11 0
SINCE MAR 1 11 2 9 0
SINCE JAN 1 11 2 9 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 50 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 86 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 2022
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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