364  
CDUS43 KLOT 172132  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 57 2:59 PM 87 1938 62 -5 80  
1947  
1950  
MINIMUM 31 6:41 AM 24 1952 41 -10 57  
1992  
AVERAGE 44 52 -8 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.01 1998 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.46 0.46 0.36  
SINCE SEP 1 9.32 5.08 4.24 1.41  
SINCE JAN 1 31.55 31.87 -0.32 22.98  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1921 0.0 0.0 0.0  
2022  
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 21 14 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 106 181 -75 79  
SINCE SEP 1 155 288 -133 138  
SINCE JUL 1 155 299 -144 157  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 4  
MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 46  
SINCE SEP 1 165 97 68 157  
SINCE JAN 1 912 836 76 1014    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 30 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 1950  
1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 19 1952  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:11 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 6:10 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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