281  
CDUS43 KLOT 192140  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
440 PM CDT MON OCT 19 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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 69 1:57 PM 84 1924 61 8 61  
1953  
MINIMUM 35 6:48 AM 18 1992 41 -6 38  
AVERAGE 52 51 1 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.72 1982 0.08 -0.08 0.63  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.63 0.29 1.32  
SINCE SEP 1 9.32 5.25 4.07 2.37  
SINCE JAN 1 31.55 32.04 -0.49 23.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.7 1989 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 13 14 -1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 134 209 -75 94  
SINCE SEP 1 183 316 -133 153  
SINCE JUL 1 183 327 -144 172  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 19 8 11 47  
SINCE SEP 1 165 97 68 158  
SINCE JAN 1 912 836 76 1015    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 13 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 36 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 86 1953  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 19 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 6:08 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 20 2026.......SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 6:07 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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