480  
CDUS43 KLOT 042232  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
432 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 30 3:59 PM 51 2007 32 -2 24  
MINIMUM 16 7:32 AM -3 2018 18 -2 9  
AVERAGE 23 25 -2 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.26 2009 0.05 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.21 -0.20 0.01  
SINCE DEC 1 1.70 2.07 -0.37 0.87  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.21 -0.20 0.01  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 42 40 2 48  
MONTH TO DATE 185 160 25 167  
SINCE DEC 1 1415 1281 134 1205  
SINCE JUL 1 2515 2612 -97 2112  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 55  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 54 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -6 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:32 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 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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