460  
CDUS43 KLOT 040638  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
138 AM CDT MON MAY 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 4:43 PM 91 1938 66 5 61  
MINIMUM 43 1:11 AM 26 2005 45 -2 40  
AVERAGE 57 56 1 51  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 1.15 1935 0.12 -0.09 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.37 -0.34 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 9.55 6.52 3.03 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 10.49 9.75 0.74 7.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1954 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1976  
1997  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 8 10 -2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 54 30 24 35  
SINCE MAR 1 1098 1372 -274 1159  
SINCE JUL 1 5922 6300 -378 5754  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 15 7 8 4  
SINCE JAN 1 15 7 8 4    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 77 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 92 1952  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1935  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 4 2026...........SUNRISE 5:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 5:47 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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