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CDUS43 KLOT 090636  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
136 AM CDT FRI OCT 09 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 8 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 72 3:12 PM 88 1916 66 6 66  
MINIMUM 44 6:23 AM 24 1987 45 -1 40  
AVERAGE 58 55 3 53  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
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 TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 90 2010  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 23 1915  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CDT SUNSET 6:24 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 10 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 6:23 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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