603  
CDUS43 KLOT 170650  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
150 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 85 2:54 PM 94 2025 80 5 94  
MINIMUM 67 11:59 PM 50 2004 61 6 72  
AVERAGE 76 71 5 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.01 1.14 2018 0.12 -0.11 0.30  
MONTH TO DATE 3.82 1.85 1.97 0.85  
SINCE JUN 1 13.91 9.78 4.13 10.65  
SINCE JAN 1 28.66 22.62 6.04 19.08  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 52 86 -34 39  
SINCE JUL 1 4 13 -9 3  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 18  
MONTH TO DATE 114 104 10 168  
SINCE JUN 1 488 435 53 703  
SINCE JAN 1 512 467 45 712    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 87 2002  
2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 52 2013  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:01 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:02 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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