483  
CDUS43 KLOT 160639  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
1239 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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 10:32 PM 42 2016 31 -8 24  
MINIMUM 10 8:05 AM -12 2009 16 -6 1  
AVERAGE 17 23 -6 13  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 0.11 2018 0.04 -0.04 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.61 0.70 -0.09 0.17  
SINCE DEC 1 2.30 2.56 -0.26 1.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.61 0.70 -0.09 0.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 48 42 6 52  
MONTH TO DATE 513 614 -101 670  
SINCE DEC 1 1743 1735 8 1708  
SINCE JUL 1 2843 3066 -223 2615  
 
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 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT SNOW  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 84 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 31 49 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 16 -19 2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:18 AM CST SUNSET 4:45 PM CST  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:46 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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