860  
CDUS43 KLOT 180640  
CLIUGN  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
140 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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..THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 76 4:39 PM 87 2002 80 -4 81  
2016  
MINIMUM 63 8:58 PM 52 2013 61 2 71  
AVERAGE 70 71 -1 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 0.66 2000 0.12 -0.12 0.07  
MONTH TO DATE 3.82 1.97 1.85 0.92  
SINCE JUN 1 13.91 9.90 4.01 10.72  
SINCE JAN 1 28.66 22.74 5.92 19.15  
 
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 5 6 -1 11  
MONTH TO DATE 119 110 9 179  
SINCE JUN 1 493 441 52 714  
SINCE JAN 1 517 473 44 723    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 87 2016  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 51 2012  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:02 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:46 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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