341  
CDUS43 KLOT 030635  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1235 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 23 2:10 PM 59 2000 32 -9 31  
2004  
MINIMUM 13 8:20 AM -7 2018 18 -5 22  
AVERAGE 18 25 -7 27  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.64 2006 0.06 -0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.11 -0.10 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 1.97 -0.27 0.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.11 -0.10 0.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 47 40 7 38  
MONTH TO DATE 98 80 18 74  
SINCE DEC 1 1328 1201 127 1112  
SINCE JUL 1 2428 2532 -104 2019  
 
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 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 52 2004  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 18 -9 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 3 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:31 PM CST  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:32 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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