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CDUS43 KLOT 180635
CLIRFD
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
135 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2026
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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 77 2:35 PM 93 1927 75 2 86
1988
MINIMUM 63 12:41 AM 35 1916 53 10 55
AVERAGE 70 64 6 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.80 2.21 1970 0.12 0.68 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.88 2.17 -0.29 0.30
SINCE SEP 1 1.88 2.17 -0.29 0.30
SINCE JAN 1 24.11 28.96 -4.85 21.87
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 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
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 34 -20 59
SINCE SEP 1 14 34 -20 59
SINCE JUL 1 14 45 -31 78
COOLING
YESTERDAY 5 3 2 6
MONTH TO DATE 144 66 78 51
SINCE SEP 1 144 66 78 51
SINCE JAN 1 891 805 86 908
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 82 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 91
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1920
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1916
1929
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 18 2026.....SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:01 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 19 2026.....SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 6:59 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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