409  
CDUS43 KLOT 292138  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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 59 1:50 PM 90 1915 65 -6 76  
MINIMUM 49 9:24 AM 27 1958 43 6 46  
2018  
AVERAGE 54 54 0 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 2.62 1963 0.14 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 3.62 2.61 2.16  
SINCE MAR 1 9.29 6.02 3.27 4.98  
SINCE JAN 1 10.23 9.25 0.98 6.23  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1996  
2008  
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  
TODAY 11 11 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 329 472 -143 436  
SINCE MAR 1 1018 1332 -314 1113  
SINCE JUL 1 5842 6260 -418 5708  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 15 0 15 4  
SINCE MAR 1 15 2 13 4  
SINCE JAN 1 15 2 13 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 91 1942  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 28 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:55 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 5:53 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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