CXUS53 KLOT 011650 CLMUGN CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 1150 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 84 03/21/2012 03/20/2012 LOW -7 03/04/2002 HIGHEST 79 03/30 79 03/28 LOWEST 11 03/17 13 03/02 AVG. MAXIMUM 51.7 44.3 7.4 51.6 AVG. MINIMUM 29.5 26.9 2.6 30.8 MEAN 40.6 35.6 5.0 41.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 4.7 -1.7 1 DAYS MIN <= 32 20 21.9 -1.9 17 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.3 -0.3 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 4.57 2004 MINIMUM 0.49 2018 TOTALS 4.27 2.22 2.05 2.90 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.07 0.07 0.09 DAYS >= .01 10 10.5 -0.5 13 DAYS >= .10 7 5.2 1.8 9 DAYS >= .50 3 1.6 1.4 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 0.3 0.7 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.88 03/15 TO 03/16 0.87 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 747 912 -165 730 SINCE 7/1 5443 5738 -295 MM COOLING TOTAL 0 1 -1 0 SINCE 1/1 0 1 -1 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 41/230 DATE 03/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 64/210 DATE 03/13 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 7 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 11 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 1 SNOW 2 LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$