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Heavy Rainfall Continues from the Southwest to the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains

Pacific tropical moisture wrapping into a storm will continue a multi-day heavy rainfall event this week that will impact the Southwest into the Plains. Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of mainly severe wind gusts appear possible across portions of the southern Plains this afternoon into tonight. There is also a risk of isolated severe winds gusts and tornadoes in Kansas into Nebraska. Read More >

Rockford Precipitation Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec

 

ROCKFORD
MONTHLY PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
OCTOBER 

NORMAL 2.63 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Rockford Precipitation Data from 1906 - 2022***

Last Updated 12/2/2022

 

0.01 1952   1.64 1920   3.52 2006
0.11 1964   1.64 1957   3.56 1996
0.24 2005   1.66 1935   3.61 1955
0.33 1924   1.68 2008   3.63 2019
0.42 1922   1.72 1947   3.67 1995
0.48 1956   1.72 2016   3.68 1923
0.66 1992   1.75 1914   3.74 1936
0.69 1950   1.88 1949   3.91 1927
0.74 1993   1.94 1976   3.96 1931
0.75 1909   1.99 1971   4.00 2001
0.79 1938   2.02 2015   4.03 1970
0.82 1907   2.05 2002   4.13 1928
0.82 1987   2.10 1988   4.22 1982
0.86 1989   2.12 2020   4.25 1916
0.87 1978   2.19 1906   4.26 1951
0.87 2000   2.24 1958   4.27 1921
0.88 1944   2.25 1983   4.29 1972
0.89 1908   2.26 1977   4.59 1998
0.95 1945   2.41 1974   4.77 1991
0.95 1962   2.42 2012   4.98 1912
0.96 1999   2.44 1986   5.06 1967
0.98 1975   2.47 1981   5.13 1960
1.03 1910   2.51 1966   5.15 1973
1.04 1963   2.52 1937   5.21 1917
1.11 1994   2.53 1942   5.36 2021
1.19 1934   2.55 2004   5.39 2018
1.26 1968   2.69 2014   5.46 1941
1.27 1915   2.73 1918   5.56 1959
1.30 2003   2.86 1911   5.76 1932
1.40 1948   2.91 1926   5.85 2017
1.42 1980   2.91 1965   5.93 1984
1.44 1933   3.02 2010   5.94 2009
1.44 1997   3.13 1913   6.05 1961
1.44 2007   3.13 1940   7.39 1985
1.45 1943   3.18 2013   7.92 1954
1.52 2022   3.25 1925   8.32 1969
1.55 1979   3.31 1990   No Data 1919
1.58 2011   3.40 1930   No Data 1929
1.60 1953   3.43 1939   No Data 1946