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CDUS43 KLOT 010648  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
148 AM CDT THU OCT 01 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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 69 12:17 AM 92 1971 70 -1 86  
MINIMUM 60 5:33 AM 27 1984 48 12 54  
AVERAGE 65 59 6 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.95 1.23 1925 0.10 0.85 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 7.40 3.62 3.78 1.05  
SINCE SEP 1 7.40 3.62 3.78 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 29.63 30.41 -0.78 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 0 7 -7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 49 105 -56 59  
SINCE SEP 1 49 105 -56 59  
SINCE JUL 1 49 116 -67 78  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 5  
MONTH TO DATE 146 89 57 111  
SINCE SEP 1 146 89 57 111  
SINCE JAN 1 893 828 65 968    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 49 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1971  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 28 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 1 2026.......SUNRISE 6:53 AM CDT SUNSET 6:38 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 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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