658  
CDUS43 KLOT 140633  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 14 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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 66 4:49 PM 92 2022 70 -4 82  
MINIMUM 38 11:53 PM 32 1923 48 -10 63  
1938  
AVERAGE 52 59 -7 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.74 2010 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.61 -1.56 0.85  
SINCE MAR 1 9.57 7.76 1.81 5.83  
SINCE JAN 1 10.51 10.99 -0.48 7.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
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 13 7 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 182 113 69 91  
SINCE MAR 1 1226 1455 -229 1215  
SINCE JUL 1 6050 6383 -333 5810  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8  
MONTH TO DATE 0 10 -10 11  
SINCE MAR 1 15 17 -2 15  
SINCE JAN 1 15 17 -2 15    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 92 2007  
2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 33 1910  
1943  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 14 2026...........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 PM CDT  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:35 AM CDT SUNSET 8:11 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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