548  
CDUS43 KLOT 082134  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 62 1:56 PM 87 2014 64 -2 55  
MINIMUM 31 5:11 AM 27 2020 43 -12 37  
AVERAGE 47 54 -7 46  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.31 2015 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 0.99 -0.94 1.02  
SINCE MAR 1 12.75 6.98 5.77 5.68  
SINCE JAN 1 13.70 9.91 3.79 6.73  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 18 12 6 19  
MONTH TO DATE 139 103 36 108  
SINCE MAR 1 1317 1596 -279 1379  
SINCE JUL 1 6013 6421 -408 5763  
 
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 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 82 2003  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 2020  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 5:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 5:36 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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