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**Beyond the Warning Presentation in Oglesby on 3/10/2026 POSTPONED**

Due to the potential for severe thunderstorms on Tuesday, March 10th, the Beyond the Warning seminar in Oglesby, IL has been POSTPONED. We intend to reschedule this session later this spring. 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