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CDUS43 KLOT 182133
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
433 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 54 12:06 AM 91 2002 61 -7 75
MINIMUM 38 7:57 AM 22 1983 39 -1 54
1990
AVERAGE 46 50 -4 65
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 1.62 2013 0.14 -0.14 0.08
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.16 3.65 1.71
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 4.56 4.31 4.53
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 7.79 2.02 5.78
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 7.0 1912 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.7 -0.7 T
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.6 1.2 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 36.9 -6.1 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 19 15 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 228 329 -101 338
SINCE MAR 1 917 1189 -272 1015
SINCE JUL 1 5741 6117 -376 5610
COOLING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 12 0 12 0
SINCE MAR 1 12 2 10 0
SINCE JAN 1 12 2 10 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM
LOWEST 44 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 67
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 87 1985
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 16 1983
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.
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