965  
CDUS43 KLOT 210633  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 57 4:51 PM 89 1987 62 -5 60  
MINIMUM 25 4:57 AM 24 2018 40 -15 36  
AVERAGE 41 51 -10 48  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.46 1929 0.13 -0.13 0.40  
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.42 3.39 2.11  
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 4.82 4.05 4.93  
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 8.05 1.76 6.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1941 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1959  
2021  
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  
YESTERDAY 24 14 10 17  
MONTH TO DATE 277 358 -81 370  
SINCE MAR 1 966 1218 -252 1047  
SINCE JUL 1 5790 6146 -356 5642  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1985  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 24 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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