080  
CDUS43 KLOT 280634  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
134 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 2000 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 68 5:38 PM 82 2021 60 8 61  
MINIMUM 43 12:08 AM 28 2022 40 3 29  
AVERAGE 56 50 6 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.47 0.57 2024 0.14 0.33 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.33 3.33 5.00 1.76  
SINCE MAR 1 12.60 5.55 7.05 4.66  
SINCE JAN 1 13.55 8.48 5.07 5.71  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 9 15 -6 20  
MONTH TO DATE 378 536 -158 517  
SINCE MAR 1 1125 1448 -323 1247  
SINCE JUL 1 5821 6273 -452 5631  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 73 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 28 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 5:49 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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