723  
CDUS43 KLOT 262135  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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 68 1:53 PM 90 1986 64 4 62  
MINIMUM 38 3:47 AM 25 1926 42 -4 40  
2023  
AVERAGE 53 53 0 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.50 1921 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.84 3.20 2.64 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 8.90 5.60 3.30 4.98  
SINCE JAN 1 9.84 8.83 1.01 6.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1932 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2005  
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 12 12 0 14  
MONTH TO DATE 306 437 -131 420  
SINCE MAR 1 995 1297 -302 1097  
SINCE JUL 1 5819 6225 -406 5692  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 88 1915  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1907  
1928  
1933  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 26 2026.........SUNRISE 5:59 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 5:57 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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