Number of Days Below 32 °F in Rockford by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Rockford, Illinois, between 1893 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below freezing?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1976 holds the Rockford record. There were 165 days with a low temperature below 32 degrees that year.

How many days below freezing so far?

As of April 25, there have been 68 days this year where the low temperature has fallen below 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Rockford, Illinois.

The last time it fell below 32° F was April 25, 2024.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 32 °F
2024	121	68
2023	112	114
2022	57	133
2021	100	121
2020	104	120
2019	47	136
2018	4	153
2017	113	113
2016	115	107
2015	106	119
2014	52	134
2013	27	142
2012	111	115
2011	106	119
2010	97	123
2009	99	122
2008	52	134
2007	80	129
2006	87	127
2005	71	130
2004	97	123
2003	71	130
2002	47	136
2001	96	125
2000	71	130
1999	64	131
1998	116	105
1997	23	143
1996	6	151
1995	19	145
1994	64	131
1993	43	137
1992	90	126
1991	47	136
1990	19	145
1989	31	141
1988	15	146
1987	52	134
1986	87	127
1985	87	127
1984	62	132
1983	71	130
1982	57	133
1981	41	138
1980	5	152
1979	8	149
1978	11	148
1977	85	128
1976	1	165
1975	43	137
1974	80	129
1973	118	104
1972	36	139
1971	90	126
1970	80	129
1969	19	145
1968	90	126
1967	57	133
1966	15	146
1965	64	131
1964	15	146
1963	80	129
1962	23	143
1961	31	141
1960	23	143
1959	43	137
1958	31	141
1957	31	141
1956	15	146
1955	27	142
1954	14	147
1953	47	136
1952	11	148
1951	19	145
1950	35	140
1949	85	128
1948	90	126
1947	123	56
1946	122	66
1945	71	130
1944	57	133
1943	27	142
1942	64	131
1941	104	120
1940	52	134
1939	43	137
1938	100	121
1937	8	149
1936	11	148
1935	62	132
1934	90	126
1933	36	139
1932	8	149
1931	109	116
1930	36	139
1929	71	130
1928	71	130
1927	106	119
1926	2	159
1925	3	154
1924	36	139
1923	6	151
1922	64	131
1921	100	121
1920	41	138
1919	51	135
1918	90	126
1917	23	143
1916	64	131
1915	71	130
1914	64	131
1913	80	129
1912	36	139
1911	57	133
1910	27	142
1909	100	121
1908	114	111
1907	52	134
1906	116	105
1905	125	33
1904	126	10
1903	127	5
1902	128	0
1901	128	0
1900	128	0
1899	128	0
1898	120	73
1897	109	116
1896	71	130
1895	124	54
1894	128	0
1893	119	88

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1951–2024	Greater Rockford Airport	location
1893–1950	Rockford	location