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CDUS43 KLOT 042138  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
438 PM CDT SUN OCT 04 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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 72 1:35 PM 90 1922 68 4 88  
MINIMUM 47 6:26 AM 24 1989 46 1 60  
AVERAGE 60 57 3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.18 1991 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.38 0.97 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 4.00 4.75 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 30.79 0.19 22.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2014 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 5 9 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 27 33 -6 0  
SINCE SEP 1 76 140 -64 59  
SINCE JUL 1 76 151 -75 78  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 9  
MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 29  
SINCE SEP 1 146 93 53 140  
SINCE JAN 1 893 832 61 997    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 34 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 90 1922  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 27 1935  
1980  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 4 2026.......SUNRISE 6:57 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 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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