650  
CDUS43 KLOT 180644  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
144 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 77 7:22 PM 84 2002 56 21 63  
MINIMUM 43 7:15 AM 25 2022 37 6 36  
AVERAGE 60 46 14 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.66 2.21 2013 0.13 1.53 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 7.83 2.03 5.80 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 12.10 4.25 7.85 4.20  
SINCE JAN 1 13.05 7.18 5.87 5.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 5 19 -14 15  
MONTH TO DATE 245 368 -123 374  
SINCE MAR 1 992 1280 -288 1104  
SINCE JUL 1 5688 6105 -417 5488  
 
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 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 89 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 23 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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