320  
CDUS43 KLOT 152143  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
443 PM CDT THU OCT 15 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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 60 2:59 PM 89 1947 63 -3 60  
MINIMUM 55 4:40 AM 21 1937 42 13 54  
AVERAGE 58 52 6 57  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.26 1.06 1967 0.09 0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.78 1.30 0.48 0.36  
SINCE SEP 1 9.18 4.92 4.26 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 31.41 31.71 -0.30 22.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 2018 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 13 -6 8  
MONTH TO DATE 68 154 -86 78  
SINCE SEP 1 117 261 -144 137  
SINCE JUL 1 117 272 -155 156  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 42  
SINCE SEP 1 165 97 68 153  
SINCE JAN 1 912 836 76 1010    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 11:00 AM  
LOWEST 80 12:00 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1938  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 27 1944  
1991  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 15 2026.......SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 6:14 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 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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