Illinois · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Rockford, IL

42.193°N, 89.093°W · station RFDthr · 134 years of record
95°F
forecast high · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Rockford.
92°MON7/1395°TUE7/1494°WED7/1591°THU7/1691°FRI7/1789°SAT7/1887°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#11 / 127
warmest Jul 14 in 127 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 14 ever

110°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 14 ever

67°F
set in 1962

Hottest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 14 at Rockford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
67881101893: 91°F1895: 94°F1896: 95°F1897: 78°F1898: 89°F1903: 77°F1904: 85°F1905: 82°F1906: 89°F1907: 84°F1908: 88°F1909: 83°F1910: 85°F1911: 86°F1912: 83°F1913: 91°F1914: 86°F1915: 89°F1916: 97°F1917: 83°F1918: 86°F1919: 95°F1920: 86°F1921: 94°F1922: 86°F1923: 95°F1924: 82°F1925: 86°F1926: 82°F1927: 86°F1928: 82°F1929: 83°F1930: 75°F1931: 95°F1932: 97°F1933: 92°F1934: 89°F1935: 90°F1936: 110°F1937: 91°F1938: 83°F1939: 89°F1940: 78°F1941: 88°F1942: 83°F1943: 86°F1944: 85°F1945: 75°F1947: 88°F1948: 87°F1949: 83°F1950: 80°F1951: 85°F1952: 88°F1953: 88°F1954: 88°F1955: 94°F1956: 85°F1957: 88°F1958: 82°F1959: 86°F1960: 81°F1961: 81°F1962: 67°F1963: 80°F1964: 71°F1965: 84°F1966: 78°F1967: 75°F1968: 90°F1969: 87°F1970: 91°F1971: 83°F1972: 81°F1973: 76°F1974: 96°F1975: 75°F1976: 86°F1977: 98°F1978: 79°F1979: 79°F1980: 88°F1981: 85°F1982: 86°F1983: 94°F1984: 88°F1985: 91°F1986: 83°F1987: 77°F1988: 93°F1989: 83°F1990: 71°F1991: 83°F1992: 77°F1993: 79°F1994: 77°F1995: 97°F1996: 81°F1997: 88°F1998: 85°F1999: 87°F2000: 86°F2001: 89°F2002: 88°F2003: 82°F2004: 89°F2005: 93°F2006: 89°F2007: 86°F2008: 80°F2009: 76°F2010: 92°F2011: 84°F2012: 87°F2013: 88°F2014: 79°F2015: 84°F2016: 88°F2017: 70°F2018: 82°F2019: 94°F2020: 83°F2021: 83°F2022: 82°F2023: 88°F2024: 89°F2025: 84°F95° forecast189320251936

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1495°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record110°F
This-date rank#11 of 127
Hottest at any time since2024
All-time record112°F (1936)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Rockford in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan63°F1989-31°F2019
Feb78°F2024-25°F1933
Mar85°F1986-11°F1962
Apr93°F19305°F1982
May106°F193424°F1966
Jun106°F193435°F1945
Jul112°F193643°F1918
Aug104°F191835°F1915
Sep103°F193924°F1942
Oct91°F19227°F1925
Nov81°F1933-10°F1977
Dec69°F2012-24°F1983
All-time112°F1936-31°F2019

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Rockford so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Aug 1 1916

So far in 2026

5 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Rockford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 85°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 29°FJan: 14°FFeb: 34°FFeb: 17°FMar: 47°FMar: 28°FApr: 60°FApr: 38°FMay: 71°FMay: 49°FJun: 81°FJun: 59°FJul: 84°FJul: 63°FAug: 82°FAug: 61°FSep: 75°FSep: 53°FOct: 62°FOct: 41°FNov: 47°FNov: 30°FDec: 34°FDec: 20°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:32 AM
Sunset7:32 PM
Solar noon12:02 PM
Daylight15h 01m · losing 8 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

42.19°N, 89.09°W

Nearby Stations

Chicago, IL61 mi EMadison, WI66 mi NMilwaukee, WI80 mi NEDubuque, IA83 mi WMoline, IL89 mi SWPeoria, IL109 mi S

The Last 6 Weeks

Rockford's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Rockford, IL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Rockford's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Rockford, IL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Rockford, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Rockford, IL daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Rockford — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
5 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 75th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 37 in 1921.

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