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CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
140 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 58 12:27 PM 91 1942 65 -7 65
MINIMUM 33 3:44 AM 28 1931 44 -11 43
AVERAGE 46 54 -8 54
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.23 2.53 1911 0.13 0.10 T
MONTH TO DATE 6.46 3.75 2.71 2.16
SINCE MAR 1 9.52 6.15 3.37 4.98
SINCE JAN 1 10.46 9.38 1.08 6.23
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 1.5 1907 0.0 0.0 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 19 11 8 11
MONTH TO DATE 355 483 -128 447
SINCE MAR 1 1044 1343 -299 1124
SINCE JUL 1 5868 6271 -403 5719
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 15 5 10 4
SINCE MAR 1 15 7 8 4
SINCE JAN 1 15 7 8 4
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.8
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM
LOWEST 38 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1952
1992
2021
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 27 1978
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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