Illinois · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Rockford, IL

42.193°N, 89.093°W · station RFDthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Rockford.
69°TUE7/1471°WED7/1571°THU7/1671°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1868°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#90 / 127
coldest Jul 19 in 127 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 19 ever

45°F
set in 1924

Mildest Jul 19 ever

80°F
set in 2019

Coldest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 19 at Rockford. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4562801893: 64°F1895: 70°F1896: 64°F1897: 64°F1898: 64°F1903: 60°F1904: 76°F1905: 72°F1906: 69°F1907: 67°F1908: 62°F1909: 49°F1910: 50°F1911: 63°F1912: 58°F1913: 59°F1914: 54°F1915: 59°F1916: 65°F1917: 60°F1918: 60°F1919: 59°F1920: 65°F1921: 65°F1922: 54°F1923: 54°F1924: 45°F1925: 62°F1926: 65°F1927: 54°F1928: 72°F1929: 56°F1930: 73°F1931: 67°F1932: 61°F1933: 62°F1934: 69°F1935: 70°F1936: 68°F1937: 59°F1938: 60°F1939: 60°F1940: 61°F1941: 56°F1942: 75°F1943: 67°F1944: 63°F1945: 55°F1947: 51°F1948: 60°F1949: 67°F1950: 62°F1951: 59°F1952: 71°F1953: 67°F1954: 64°F1955: 64°F1956: 57°F1957: 62°F1958: 56°F1959: 62°F1960: 64°F1961: 68°F1962: 58°F1963: 66°F1964: 65°F1965: 59°F1966: 61°F1967: 59°F1968: 72°F1969: 67°F1970: 58°F1971: 56°F1972: 68°F1973: 66°F1974: 71°F1975: 71°F1976: 56°F1977: 71°F1978: 73°F1979: 56°F1980: 70°F1981: 74°F1982: 65°F1983: 72°F1984: 55°F1985: 69°F1986: 71°F1987: 73°F1988: 68°F1989: 62°F1990: 65°F1991: 66°F1992: 58°F1993: 65°F1994: 67°F1995: 59°F1996: 69°F1997: 65°F1998: 66°F1999: 69°F2000: 59°F2001: 67°F2002: 68°F2003: 50°F2004: 58°F2005: 59°F2006: 62°F2007: 61°F2008: 72°F2009: 54°F2010: 64°F2011: 76°F2012: 70°F2013: 74°F2014: 56°F2015: 65°F2016: 69°F2017: 69°F2018: 57°F2019: 80°F2020: 72°F2021: 63°F2022: 68°F2023: 54°F2024: 58°F2025: 70°F68° forecast189319242025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1968°F
Coldest this date since2024
This-date record45°F
This-date rank#90 of 127
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-31°F (2019)
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

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

118 days
record run, ended Mar 24 1962

So far in 2026

83 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Rockford's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 64°F · forecast is +4° 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Rockford — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
83 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 93rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 82. Record: 104 in 1926.

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