288  
CDUS43 KLOT 240635  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
135 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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 71 2:13 PM 93 2017 73 -2 80  
MINIMUM 52 1:03 AM 29 1974 51 1 60  
1995  
AVERAGE 62 62 0 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 1970 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.43 2.91 3.52 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 6.43 2.91 3.52 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 28.66 29.70 -1.04 22.62  
 
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 3 5 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 30 61 -31 59  
SINCE SEP 1 30 61 -31 59  
SINCE JUL 1 30 72 -42 78  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5  
MONTH TO DATE 146 78 68 85  
SINCE SEP 1 146 78 68 85  
SINCE JAN 1 893 817 76 942    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 92 1920  
2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 28 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
SEPTEMBER 24 2026.....SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 6:50 PM CDT  
SEPTEMBER 25 2026.....SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 6:48 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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