387  
CDUS43 KLOT 051718  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1118 AM CST MON JAN 05 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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 33 11:29 PM 51 2007 32 1 24  
MINIMUM 16 7:32 AM -3 2018 18 -2 9  
AVERAGE 25 25 0 17  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 40 40 0 48  
MONTH TO DATE 183 160 23 167  
SINCE DEC 1 1413 1281 132 1205  
SINCE JUL 1 2513 2612 -99 2112  
 
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 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 43 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 32 54 2019  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -6 2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:33 PM CST  
JANUARY 6 2026.......SUNRISE 7:21 AM CST SUNSET 4:34 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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