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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1235 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2026...

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)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         48   3:47 PM  68    1983  40      8       36
  MINIMUM         22   6:33 AM  -9    1913  23     -1       12
                                      1980
  AVERAGE         35                        31      4       24

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 1948   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.14  -0.14      T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.14  -0.14      T
  SINCE JAN 1      0.94                      3.37  -2.43     1.25

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0          13.0  1948   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.5   -0.5       T
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.5   -0.5       T
  SINCE JUL 1     24.0                      31.8   -7.8     12.9
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       30                        34     -4       41
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        68     -1       82
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        68     -1       82
  SINCE JUL 1   4891                      4996   -105     4677

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    75           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     19           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        75      2024
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   24       -11      2014


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2026.........SUNRISE   6:28 AM CST   SUNSET   5:49 PM CST
MARCH  4 2026.........SUNRISE   6:27 AM CST   SUNSET   5:50 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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