CXUS53 KLOT 011644 CLMUGN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1044 AM CST SUN NOV 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 2000 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 92 10/03/2025 LOW 21 10/31/2020 HIGHEST 86 10/12 92 10/03 LOWEST 36 10/17 28 10/24 10/25 AVG. MAXIMUM 67.0 60.9 6.1 65.0 AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 42.7 4.8 48.2 MEAN 57.2 51.8 5.4 56.6 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 2 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 4.0 -4.0 2 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 7.16 2009 MINIMUM 0.77 2005 TOTALS 1.80 3.25 -1.45 1.89 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.10 -0.04 0.06 DAYS >= .01 6 11.6 -5.6 9 DAYS >= .10 3 5.9 -2.9 5 DAYS >= .50 1 2.0 -1.0 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.8 0.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.15 10/01 TO 10/01 1.06 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 253 418 -165 310 SINCE 7/1 325 563 -238 MM COOLING TOTAL 18 8 10 59 SINCE 1/1 712 626 86 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 25/230 DATE 10/18 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 37/290 DATE 10/16 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 12 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$