CDUS43 KLOT 190648 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 148 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 40 4:42 PM 81 2012 48 -8 68 MINIMUM 21 12:22 AM -1 1941 29 -8 37 AVERAGE 31 38 -7 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 1.30 1897 0.08 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.84 1.31 1.53 1.62 SINCE MAR 1 2.84 1.31 1.53 1.62 SINCE JAN 1 3.78 4.54 -0.76 2.87 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.8 5.1 1971 0.1 0.7 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 6.8 3.7 3.1 4.2 SINCE MAR 1 6.8 3.7 3.1 4.2 SINCE JUL 1 30.8 35.0 -4.2 17.1 SNOW DEPTH 6 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 34 27 7 12 MONTH TO DATE 482 547 -65 431 SINCE MAR 1 482 547 -65 431 SINCE JUL 1 5306 5475 -169 5026 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 88 1:00 AM LOWEST 59 2:00 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 78 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -9 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:08 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:00 AM CDT SUNSET 7:09 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$