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CDUS43 KLOT 280634
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
134 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 71 3:09 PM 88 1915 64 7 71
MINIMUM 51 1:46 AM 26 1907 43 8 34
1928
1933
AVERAGE 61 53 8 53
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.36 1.91 1956 0.14 0.22 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.20 3.34 2.86 2.16
SINCE MAR 1 9.26 5.74 3.52 4.98
SINCE JAN 1 10.20 8.97 1.23 6.23
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 3.7 2019 0.1 -0.1 0.0
MONTH TO DATE T 0.9 -0.9 T
SINCE MAR 1 6.8 5.8 1.0 4.2
SINCE JUL 1 30.8 37.1 -6.3 17.1
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 4 12 -8 12
MONTH TO DATE 310 449 -139 432
SINCE MAR 1 999 1309 -310 1109
SINCE JUL 1 5823 6237 -414 5704
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 8:00 PM
LOWEST 66 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 80
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 86 1952
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 28 1950
1976
2019
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:56 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 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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