942  
CDUS43 KLOT 162143  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
443 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 82 2:59 PM 87 2017 67 15 86  
MINIMUM 58 4:33 AM 33 2014 46 12 55  
AVERAGE 70 56 14 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.32 0.66 2002 0.13 0.19 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.37 2.00 -1.63 1.24  
SINCE MAR 1 13.07 7.99 5.08 5.90  
SINCE JAN 1 14.02 10.92 3.10 6.95  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 10 -10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 242 188 54 154  
SINCE MAR 1 1420 1681 -261 1425  
SINCE JUL 1 6116 6506 -390 5809  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 1 4 6  
MONTH TO DATE 5 4 1 8  
SINCE MAR 1 10 9 1 9  
SINCE JAN 1 10 9 1 9    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 7:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 84 2017  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 34 2002  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 5:29 AM CDT SUNSET 8:07 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 5:28 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 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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