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CDUS43 KLOT 212155  
CLIRFD  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
455 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2026  
   
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..THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 21 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 72 2:41 PM 87 1947 60 12 52  
MINIMUM 37 5:59 AM 22 1952 40 -3 41  
2018  
AVERAGE 55 50 5 47  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.32 1936 0.08 -0.08 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 1.92 1.79 0.13 1.39  
SINCE SEP 1 9.32 5.41 3.91 2.44  
SINCE JAN 1 31.55 32.20 -0.65 24.01  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 T 1917 0.0 0.0 0.0  
1933  
1976  
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 10 15 -5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 156 239 -83 126  
SINCE SEP 1 205 346 -141 185  
SINCE JUL 1 205 357 -152 204  
 
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 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.2  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 85 1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 20 1930  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 21 2026.......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 6:05 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 22 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CDT SUNSET 6:04 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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