676  
CDUS43 KLOT 262138  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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 85 2:38 PM 97 1953 81 4 74  
MINIMUM 64 4:17 AM 42 1934 60 4 46  
AVERAGE 75 71 4 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.75 2009 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 3.48 -1.42 2.97  
SINCE JUN 1 10.95 12.52 -1.57 12.84  
SINCE JAN 1 21.93 26.08 -4.15 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 5  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 11  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 20  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 11  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 6 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 175 192 -17 198  
SINCE JUN 1 638 648 -10 816  
SINCE JAN 1 706 709 -3 854    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 98 2024  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 40 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 26 2026........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
AUGUST 27 2026........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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