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CDUS43 KLOT 020641  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
141 AM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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 67 10:41 AM 90 1971 69 -2 81  
MINIMUM 57 11:46 PM 28 2003 47 10 60  
AVERAGE 62 58 4 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.35 1.65 2018 0.10 1.25 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.10 1.25 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 3.72 5.03 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 30.51 0.47 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 8 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 8 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 52 115 -63 59  
SINCE JUL 1 52 126 -74 78  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 6  
SINCE SEP 1 146 90 56 117  
SINCE JAN 1 893 829 64 974    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 9:00 AM  
LOWEST 83 11:00 PM  
AVERAGE 92  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 91 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 23 2003  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 2 2026.......SUNRISE 6:55 AM CDT SUNSET 6:36 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 3 2026.......SUNRISE 6:56 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 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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