380  
CDUS43 KLOT 052134  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 60 12:00 AM 82 2000 63 -3 56  
2018  
MINIMUM 47 6:11 AM 33 2001 42 5 41  
AVERAGE 54 53 1 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.50 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.61 -0.60 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 12.71 6.60 6.11 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 13.66 9.53 4.13 6.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 13 -2 16  
MONTH TO DATE 76 67 9 73  
SINCE MAR 1 1254 1560 -306 1344  
SINCE JUL 1 5950 6385 -435 5728  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 5 5 0 1  
SINCE JAN 1 5 5 0 1    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 48 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 37  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 85 2000  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 34 2006  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 5:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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