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CDUS43 KLOT 242145  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
445 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 79 2:20 PM 102 1947 81 -2 73  
MINIMUM 50 5:11 AM 41 1920 61 -11 54  
AVERAGE 65 71 -6 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.60 1962 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 3.21 -1.15 2.97  
SINCE JUN 1 10.95 12.25 -1.30 12.84  
SINCE JAN 1 21.93 25.81 -3.88 21.24  
 
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 1  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 1  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 10  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 1  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 163 180 -17 198  
SINCE JUN 1 626 636 -10 816  
SINCE JAN 1 694 697 -3 854    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2026........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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