762  
CDUS43 KLOT 172247  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
447 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 22 12:14 AM 49 2023 31 -9 49  
2025  
MINIMUM 12 8:59 AM -3 2016 16 -4 23  
AVERAGE 17 23 -6 36  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 0.46 2017 0.04 -0.04 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.64 0.79 -0.15 0.17  
SINCE DEC 1 2.33 2.65 -0.32 1.03  
SINCE JAN 1 0.64 0.79 -0.15 0.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 48 42 6 29  
MONTH TO DATE 597 698 -101 735  
SINCE DEC 1 1827 1819 8 1773  
SINCE JUL 1 2927 3150 -223 2680  
 
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 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
SNOW  
LIGHT SNOW  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 80 4:00 PM  
LOWEST 61 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 30 44 2013  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 15 -6 2016  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:46 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:17 AM CST SUNSET 4:48 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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