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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
438 PM CDT WED APR 29 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         59   1:50 PM  90    1915  65     -6       76
  MINIMUM         49   9:24 AM  27    1958  43      6       46
                                      2018
  AVERAGE         54                        54      0       61

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.03          2.62 1963   0.14  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.23                      3.62   2.61     2.16
  SINCE MAR 1      9.29                      6.02   3.27     4.98
  SINCE JAN 1     10.23                      9.25   0.98     6.23

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           T    1940   0.0    0.0      0.0
                                      1996
                                      2008
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.9   -0.9       T
  SINCE MAR 1      6.8                       5.8    1.0      4.2
  SINCE JUL 1     30.8                      37.1   -6.3     17.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY           11                        11      0        4
  MONTH TO DATE  329                       472   -143      436
  SINCE MAR 1   1018                      1332   -314     1113
  SINCE JUL 1   5842                      6260   -418     5708

 COOLING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         0     15        4
  SINCE MAR 1     15                         2     13        4
  SINCE JAN 1     15                         2     13        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     37           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1931


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE   5:55 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE   5:53 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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