770  
CDUS43 KLOT 232134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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 81 2:53 PM 86 1925 63 18 75  
MINIMUM 51 4:36 AM 22 1910 41 10 52  
1927  
AVERAGE 66 52 14 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.66 1919 0.12 -0.12 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 5.81 2.81 3.00 2.13  
SINCE MAR 1 8.87 5.21 3.66 4.95  
SINCE JAN 1 9.81 8.44 1.37 6.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 3.8 1967 0.0 0.0 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  
TODAY 0 13 -13 1  
MONTH TO DATE 280 399 -119 396  
SINCE MAR 1 969 1259 -290 1073  
SINCE JUL 1 5793 6187 -394 5668  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 2 13 0  
SINCE JAN 1 15 2 13 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 88 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 16 1967  
 
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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