CXUS53 KLOT 011644 CLMRFD CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1044 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE ROCKFORD IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1905 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 91 10/02/1922 LOW 7 10/30/1925 HIGHEST 88 10/12 89 10/03 LOWEST 31 10/17 26 10/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 70.2 62.3 7.9 67.4 AVG. MINIMUM 45.2 41.8 3.4 44.9 MEAN 57.7 52.0 5.7 56.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 5.3 -4.3 3 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 8.32 1969 MINIMUM 0.01 1952 TOTALS 1.94 2.63 -0.69 1.40 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.08 -0.02 0.05 DAYS >= .01 6 9.6 -3.6 9 DAYS >= .10 3 5.3 -2.3 3 DAYS >= .50 1 1.7 -0.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.5 0.5 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.35 10/01 TO 10/01 0.83 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 5.0 1929 TOTALS 0.0 0.2 -0.2 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.2 -0.2 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 240 412 -172 314 SINCE 7/1 289 531 -242 MM COOLING TOTAL 19 11 8 47 SINCE 1/1 912 839 73 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/350 DATE 10/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 39/340 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 15 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 70 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 0 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 10 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$