101  
CDUS43 KLOT 082134  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT THU OCT 08 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 2:59 PM 88 1916 66 6 66  
MINIMUM 44 6:23 AM 24 1987 45 -1 40  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.52 2004 0.08 -0.08 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.35 0.71 0.64 0.29  
SINCE SEP 1 8.75 4.33 4.42 1.34  
SINCE JAN 1 30.98 31.12 -0.14 22.91  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1915 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 10 -3 12  
MONTH TO DATE 49 72 -23 20  
SINCE SEP 1 98 179 -81 79  
SINCE JUL 1 98 190 -92 98  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 8 -8 42  
SINCE SEP 1 146 97 49 153  
SINCE JAN 1 893 836 57 1010    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 63  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1915  
 
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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