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CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
151 AM CDT THU OCT 08 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 7 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 79 12:53 PM 88 1916 67 12 69  
2007  
MINIMUM 48 11:59 PM 26 2001 45 3 45  
AVERAGE 64 56 8 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.83 1930 0.08 -0.08 0.22  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.63 0.72 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 4.25 4.50 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 31.04 -0.06 22.91  
 
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 1 10 -9 8  
MONTH TO DATE 42 62 -20 8  
SINCE SEP 1 91 169 -78 67  
SINCE JUL 1 91 180 -89 86  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 42  
SINCE SEP 1 146 96 50 153  
SINCE JAN 1 893 835 58 1010    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 88 1916  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 6:26 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:24 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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