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CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
502 PM CDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 20 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 68 12:35 AM 92 1895 74 -6 77  
1920  
MINIMUM 61 2:59 PM 30 1956 52 9 62  
AVERAGE 65 63 2 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.61 2.40 2001 0.12 1.49 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 6.12 2.54 3.58 0.31  
SINCE SEP 1 6.12 2.54 3.58 0.31  
SINCE JAN 1 28.35 29.33 -0.98 21.88  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1934 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 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 14 46 -32 59  
SINCE SEP 1 14 46 -32 59  
SINCE JUL 1 14 57 -43 78  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 146 72 74 70  
SINCE SEP 1 146 72 74 70  
SINCE JAN 1 893 811 82 927    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 93 7:00 AM  
AVERAGE 97  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 94 1920  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1995  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 20 2026.....SUNRISE 6:42 AM CDT SUNSET 6:57 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 21 2026.....SUNRISE 6:43 AM CDT SUNSET 6:55 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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