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CDUS43 KLOT 022134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT FRI OCT 02 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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 67 2:43 PM 91 1922 69 -2 85  
MINIMUM 48 5:33 AM 23 2003 47 1 56  
AVERAGE 58 58 0 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.69 1893 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.19 1.16 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 3.81 4.94 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 30.60 0.38 22.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 7 8 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 16 -6 0  
SINCE SEP 1 59 123 -64 59  
SINCE JUL 1 59 134 -75 78  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 6  
MONTH TO DATE 0 2 -2 12  
SINCE SEP 1 146 91 55 123  
SINCE JAN 1 893 830 63 980    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1922  
1997  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1952  
1974  
 
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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