550  
CDUS43 KLOT 172135  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
435 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 73 2:06 PM 84 2002 56 17 63  
MINIMUM 43 7:15 AM 25 2022 37 6 36  
AVERAGE 58 46 12 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.21 2013 0.13 -0.13 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 6.17 2.03 4.14 1.30  
SINCE MAR 1 10.44 4.25 6.19 4.20  
SINCE JAN 1 11.39 7.18 4.21 5.25  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 19 -12 15  
MONTH TO DATE 247 368 -121 374  
SINCE MAR 1 994 1280 -286 1104  
SINCE JUL 1 5690 6105 -415 5488  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 1 4 0  
SINCE JAN 1 5 1 4 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 63 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 82  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 89 2002  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 37 23 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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