964  
CDUS43 KLOT 080642  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1242 AM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 43 3:20 PM 64 2008 32 11 27  
MINIMUM 32 10:08 AM -14 2014 17 15 12  
AVERAGE 38 24 14 20  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 2019 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.35 -0.34 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.21 -0.51 1.02  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.35 -0.34 0.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 27 41 -14 45  
MONTH TO DATE 267 282 -15 302  
SINCE DEC 1 1497 1403 94 1340  
SINCE JUL 1 2597 2734 -137 2247  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 2008  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -14 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 8 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:36 PM CST  
JANUARY 9 2026.......SUNRISE 7:20 AM CST SUNSET 4:37 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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