550  
CDUS43 KLOT 282133  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 2:58 PM 97 1955 81 2 79  
MINIMUM 56 5:48 AM 38 1915 60 -4 56  
AVERAGE 70 70 0 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1936 0.13 -0.13 0.33  
MONTH TO DATE 2.06 3.75 -1.69 3.30  
SINCE JUN 1 10.95 12.79 -1.84 13.17  
SINCE JAN 1 21.93 26.35 -4.42 21.57  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1990  
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 14  
SINCE JUN 1 12 30 -18 23  
SINCE JUL 1 0 3 -3 14  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 6 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 187 204 -17 201  
SINCE JUN 1 650 660 -10 819  
SINCE JAN 1 718 721 -3 857    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 37 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 98 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 39 1934  
 
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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