CDUS43 KLOT 070643 CLIRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 143 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 56 11:44 AM 95 1934 68 -12 78 MINIMUM 32 11:47 PM 29 1967 46 -14 40 1989 AVERAGE 44 57 -13 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1960 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.73 -0.70 0.85 SINCE MAR 1 9.55 6.88 2.67 5.83 SINCE JAN 1 10.49 10.11 0.38 7.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1989 0.0 0.0 0.0 2002 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 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 YESTERDAY 21 9 12 6 MONTH TO DATE 95 58 37 63 SINCE MAR 1 1139 1400 -261 1187 SINCE JUL 1 5963 6328 -365 5782 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0 SINCE MAR 1 15 10 5 4 SINCE JAN 1 15 10 5 4 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 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 4:00 AM LOWEST 32 11:00 AM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 91 1896 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 28 1976 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:44 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:43 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$