215  
CDUS43 KLOT 122137  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
437 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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 83 2:59 PM 99 1918 83 0 83  
MINIMUM 69 3:38 AM 44 1967 63 6 68  
AVERAGE 76 72 4 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.10 1940 0.14 -0.14 0.81  
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 1.56 -0.14 2.21  
SINCE JUN 1 10.31 10.60 -0.29 12.08  
SINCE JAN 1 21.29 24.16 -2.87 20.48  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 9  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 8 3 11  
MONTH TO DATE 94 96 -2 107  
SINCE JUN 1 557 552 5 725  
SINCE JAN 1 625 613 12 763    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 67 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 96 1944  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1931  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 12 2026........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
AUGUST 13 2026........SUNRISE 6:02 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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