586  
CDUS43 KLOT 232134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 78 2:53 PM 95 1921 74 4 69  
MINIMUM 51 3:16 AM 30 1917 52 -1 41  
AVERAGE 65 63 2 55  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.41 1966 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.28 2.99 -2.71 2.10  
SINCE MAR 1 9.80 9.14 0.66 7.08  
SINCE JAN 1 10.74 12.37 -1.63 8.33  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 0 5 -5 10  
MONTH TO DATE 216 170 46 168  
SINCE MAR 1 1260 1512 -252 1292  
SINCE JUL 1 6084 6440 -356 5887  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 29 -2 34  
SINCE MAR 1 42 36 6 38  
SINCE JAN 1 42 36 6 38    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 66  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 93 1921  
2010  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:19 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:20 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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