42.193°N, 89.093°W · station RFDthr · 134 years of record
64°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Rockford.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Rockford — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#122 / 126
coldest Sep 2 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
41°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 2 ever
77°F
set in 2011
Forecast low 72°F — 122nd coldest Sep 2 of 126 years · record 41°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#125 / 126
coldest Sep 3 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
45°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 3 ever
78°F
set in 1895
Forecast low 73°F — 125th coldest Sep 3 of 126 years · record 45°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#127 / 126
coldest Sep 4 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
72°F
set in 1895
Forecast low 74°F — 127th coldest Sep 4 of 126 years · record 39°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#123 / 126
coldest Sep 5 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
41°F
set in 1928
Mildest Sep 5 ever
72°F
set in 1895
Forecast low 71°F — 123rd coldest Sep 5 of 126 years · record 41°F (1928) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 125
coldest Sep 6 in 125 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
73°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 68°F — 116th coldest Sep 6 of 125 years · record 40°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#103 / 126
coldest Sep 7 in 126 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
37°F
set in 1986
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 64°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 126 years · record 37°F (1986) · coldest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
63°FJan 31, 1989
-31°FJan 31, 2019
Feb
78°FFeb 27, 2024
-25°FFeb 9, 1933
Mar
85°FMar 29, 1986
-11°FMar 1, 1962
Apr
93°FApr 10, 1930
5°FApr 7, 1982
May
106°FMay 31, 1934
24°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
106°FJun 1, 1934
35°FJun 4, 1945
Jul
112°FJul 14, 1936
43°FJul 31, 1918
Aug
104°FAug 5, 1918
35°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
103°FSep 7, 1939
24°FSep 28, 1942
Oct
91°FOct 2, 1922
7°FOct 30, 1925
Nov
81°FNov 1, 1933
-10°FNov 26, 1977
Dec
69°FDec 3, 2012
-24°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
112°FJul 14, 1936
-31°FJan 31, 2019
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Rockford so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 6, 1918
Coldest high ever
-14°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 6, 1912
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
47°FJan 1, 1897
-14°FJan 6, 1912
Feb
48°FFeb 22, 1930
-13°FFeb 2, 1996
Mar
63°FMar 30, 1998
9°FMar 2, 2014
Apr
68°FApr 5, 1929
28°FApr 24, 1910
May
74°FMay 12, 2022
36°FMay 2, 1909
Jun
78°FJun 3, 1895
50°FJun 3, 1945
Jul
80°FJul 19, 2019
62°FJul 4, 1967
Aug
80°FAug 6, 1918
59°FAug 5, 1915
Sep
78°FSep 3, 1895
41°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
70°FOct 1, 2019
25°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
61°FNov 9, 2020
11°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
58°FDec 2, 1982
-11°FDec 23, 1983
All-time
80°FAug 6, 1918
-14°FJan 6, 1912
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: 56°F · forecast is +8° vs normal.
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.
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.