720  
CDUS43 KLOT 182235  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CST THU DEC 18 2025  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 2000 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 51 1:29 PM 54 2002 35 16 35  
MINIMUM 36 12:01 AM -8 2016 21 15 27  
AVERAGE 44 28 16 31  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.06 0.58 2002 0.06 0.00 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.58 1.14 -0.56 0.39  
SINCE DEC 1 0.58 1.14 -0.56 0.39  
SINCE JAN 1 26.52 34.58 -8.06 40.06  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 21 37 -16 34  
MONTH TO DATE 778 622 156 638  
SINCE DEC 1 778 622 156 638  
SINCE JUL 1 1878 1953 -75 1545  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE DEC 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JAN 1 944 626 318 794    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 76 3:00 AM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 35 54 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 21 -11 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 18 2025......SUNRISE 7:16 AM CST SUNSET 4:21 PM CST  
DECEMBER 19 2025......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:21 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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