023  
CDUS43 KLOT 162149  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
449 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 58 1:37 PM 87 1938 62 -4 72  
MINIMUM 48 8:00 AM 27 1944 42 6 56  
1991  
AVERAGE 53 52 1 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 0.91 1914 0.08 -0.05 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.38 0.54 0.36  
SINCE SEP 1 9.32 5.00 4.32 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 31.55 31.79 -0.24 22.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1943 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 12 13 -1 1  
MONTH TO DATE 80 167 -87 79  
SINCE SEP 1 129 274 -145 138  
SINCE JUL 1 129 285 -156 157  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 86 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 87 1938  
1947  
1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 24 1952  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 6:13 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 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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