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CDUS43 KLOT 312158  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
458 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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 88 2:49 PM 101 1953 80 8 75  
MINIMUM 72 4:59 AM 41 1915 59 13 51  
AVERAGE 80 70 10 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.32 1981 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.36 4.19 -1.83 3.30  
SINCE JUN 1 11.25 13.23 -1.98 13.17  
SINCE JAN 1 22.23 26.79 -4.56 21.57  
 
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 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 19  
SINCE JUN 1 12 33 -21 28  
SINCE JUL 1 0 6 -6 19  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 5 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 216 222 -6 201  
SINCE JUN 1 679 678 1 819  
SINCE JAN 1 747 739 8 857    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 82 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 102 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 41 1909  
1949  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2026........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2026.....SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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