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CDUS43 KLOT 162149  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
449 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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 72 11:01 AM 94 1931 75 -3 86  
MINIMUM 64 7:10 AM 34 1916 53 11 56  
AVERAGE 68 64 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.20 1936 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.08 2.05 -0.97 0.30  
SINCE SEP 1 1.08 2.05 -0.97 0.30  
SINCE JAN 1 23.31 28.84 -5.53 21.87  
 
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 SEP 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 3 -3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 30 -16 59  
SINCE SEP 1 14 30 -16 59  
SINCE JUL 1 14 41 -27 78  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 3 0 6  
MONTH TO DATE 139 63 76 45  
SINCE SEP 1 139 63 76 45  
SINCE JAN 1 886 802 84 902    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 PM  
LOWEST 68 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1927  
1988  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1916  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 16 2026.....SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:04 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 17 2026.....SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:02 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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