266  
CDUS43 KLOT 082233  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CST THU JAN 08 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 54 1:57 PM 55 2008 31 23 24  
MINIMUM 39 4:56 AM -14 2014 17 22 3  
AVERAGE 47 24 23 14  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.03 0.37 2008 0.05 -0.02 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.04 0.40 -0.36 0.16  
SINCE DEC 1 1.73 2.26 -0.53 1.02  
SINCE JAN 1 0.04 0.40 -0.36 0.16  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 41 -23 51  
MONTH TO DATE 285 323 -38 353  
SINCE DEC 1 1515 1444 71 1391  
SINCE JUL 1 2615 2775 -160 2298  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 PM  
LOWEST 68 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 55 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 17 -15 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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