651
CDUS43 KLOT 180644
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
144 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
...............................
..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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
...............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 82 1:23 PM 86 1977 60 22 60
MINIMUM 52 5:33 AM 22 2022 39 13 41
AVERAGE 67 50 17 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.89 3.06 2013 0.13 0.76 0.22
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.02 3.79 1.63
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 4.42 4.45 4.45
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 7.65 2.16 5.70
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.0 2020 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
YESTERDAY 0 16 -16 14
MONTH TO DATE 209 314 -105 338
SINCE MAR 1 898 1174 -276 1015
SINCE JUL 1 5722 6102 -380 5610
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 0
SINCE MAR 1 12 2 10 0
SINCE JAN 1 12 2 10 0
...............................................................
WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 63 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.1
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
......................................................
THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 91 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 39 22 1983
1990
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page