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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
436 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         81   2:59 PM 102    1988  82     -1       85
  MINIMUM         62   5:24 AM  46    1924  62      0       69
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.03 1979   0.14  -0.14     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.27  -0.32     2.31
  SINCE JUN 1     10.84                     11.31  -0.47    12.18
  SINCE JAN 1     21.82                     24.87  -3.05    20.58

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUN 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            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1     12                        30    -18        9
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0

 COOLING
  TODAY            7                         7      0       12
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       133      4      158
  SINCE JUN 1    600                       589     11      776
  SINCE JAN 1    668                       650     18      814
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           5:00 AM
 LOWEST     45           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       101      1936
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1963


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE   6:06 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE   6:07 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:53 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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