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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
132 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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 85 1:34 PM 98 2024 81 4 74  
MINIMUM 60 5:45 AM 40 1915 60 0 49  
AVERAGE 73 70 3 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.70 1950 0.14 -0.14 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 3.62 -1.56 2.97  
SINCE JUN 1 10.95 12.66 -1.71 12.84  
SINCE JAN 1 21.93 26.22 -4.29 21.24  
 
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 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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 3  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 14  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 23  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 14  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 8 6 2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 182 198 -16 198  
SINCE JUN 1 645 654 -9 816  
SINCE JAN 1 713 715 -2 854    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 97 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 38 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 28 2026........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
AUGUST 29 2026........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 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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