321  
CDUS43 KLOT 272136  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
436 PM CDT MON APR 27 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 55 2:59 PM 82 2021 60 -5 61  
MINIMUM 43 12:08 AM 28 2022 40 3 29  
AVERAGE 49 50 -1 45  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.35 0.57 2024 0.14 0.21 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.21 3.33 4.88 1.76  
SINCE MAR 1 12.48 5.55 6.93 4.66  
SINCE JAN 1 13.43 8.48 4.95 5.71  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 16 15 1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 385 536 -151 517  
SINCE MAR 1 1132 1448 -316 1247  
SINCE JUL 1 5828 6273 -445 5631  
 
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 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 89 1:00 AM  
AVERAGE 95  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 84 2025  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 40 28 2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 27 2026.........SUNRISE 5:52 AM CDT SUNSET 7:47 PM CDT  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 5:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 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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