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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
136 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2026

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...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         62   4:19 PM  76    2000  43     19       50
  MINIMUM         30   3:56 AM  -6    1943  25      5       21
  AVERAGE         46                        34     12       36

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1946   0.07  -0.07     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      0.57   0.81     1.19
  SINCE MAR 1      1.38                      0.57   0.81     1.19
  SINCE JAN 1      2.32                      3.80  -1.48     2.44

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           7.6  1961   0.3   -0.3      0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9      0.1
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.9   -1.9      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1     24.0                      33.2   -9.2     13.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       19                        31    -12       29
  MONTH TO DATE  183                       260    -77      246
  SINCE MAR 1    183                       260    -77      246
  SINCE JUL 1   5007                      5188   -181     4841

 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    92           2:00 AM
 LOWEST     38           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    65

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THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        68      1977
                                             2021
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  9 2026.........SUNRISE   7:18 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:56 PM CDT
MARCH 10 2026.........SUNRISE   7:17 AM CDT   SUNSET   6:57 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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