CDUS43 KLOT 060638 CLIUGN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 138 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 60 12:00 AM 82 2000 63 -3 56 2018 MINIMUM 44 11:59 PM 33 2001 42 2 41 AVERAGE 52 53 -1 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.50 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.61 -0.60 1.02 SINCE MAR 1 12.71 6.60 6.11 5.68 SINCE JAN 1 13.66 9.53 4.13 6.73 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 13 13 0 16 MONTH TO DATE 78 67 11 73 SINCE MAR 1 1256 1560 -304 1344 SINCE JUL 1 5952 6385 -433 5728 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 52 11:00 PM LOWEST 26 3:00 PM AVERAGE 39 .......................................................... THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 85 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 34 2006 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 5:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 5:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$