531  
CDUS43 KLOT 152133  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
433 PM CDT FRI MAY 15 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 74 2:58 PM 87 2001 66 8 82  
MINIMUM 51 1:51 AM 31 2016 46 5 52  
AVERAGE 63 56 7 67  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 0.70 2020 0.12 -0.12 0.21  
MONTH TO DATE 0.05 1.87 -1.82 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 12.75 7.86 4.89 5.90  
SINCE JAN 1 13.70 10.79 2.91 6.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 2 10 -8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 242 178 64 154  
SINCE MAR 1 1420 1671 -251 1425  
SINCE JUL 1 6116 6496 -380 5809  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 2  
SINCE MAR 1 5 8 -3 3  
SINCE JAN 1 5 8 -3 3    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 87 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 33 2014  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE 5:30 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 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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