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CDUS43 KLOT 230648
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
148 AM CDT THU APR 23 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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 79 4:28 PM 91 1980 62 17 76
MINIMUM 54 11:59 PM 23 1986 41 13 36
AVERAGE 67 52 15 56
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.16 1999 0.13 -0.13 T
2022
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.69 3.12 2.11
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 5.09 3.78 4.93
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 8.32 1.49 6.18
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.2 2023 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.8 -0.8 T
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.7 1.1 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 37.0 -6.2 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 14 -14 9
MONTH TO DATE 280 386 -106 395
SINCE MAR 1 969 1246 -277 1072
SINCE JUL 1 5793 6174 -381 5667
COOLING
YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 0 14 0
SINCE MAR 1 14 2 12 0
SINCE JAN 1 14 2 12 0
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 86 1925
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 22 1910
1927
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 23 2026.........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT
APRIL 24 2026.........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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