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CDUS43 KLOT 052134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT MON OCT 05 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 5 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 70 2:59 PM 90 1922 68 2 84  
MINIMUM 41 6:14 AM 27 1935 46 -5 59  
1980  
AVERAGE 56 57 -1 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.75 1959 0.09 -0.09 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.47 0.88 0.00  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 4.09 4.66 1.05  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 30.88 0.10 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 9 9 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 42 -5 0  
SINCE SEP 1 86 149 -63 59  
SINCE JUL 1 86 160 -74 78  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 7  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 36  
SINCE SEP 1 146 94 52 147  
SINCE JAN 1 893 833 60 1004    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 39 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 5 2026.......SUNRISE 6:58 AM CDT SUNSET 6:31 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 6 2026.......SUNRISE 6:59 AM CDT SUNSET 6:29 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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