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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1041 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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...THE WAUKEGAN IL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 2000 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             87   10/07/2007
 LOW              21   10/31/2020
HIGHEST           83   10/02                          77  10/22
                       10/03
                       10/04
LOWEST            24   10/31                          29  10/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    63.0               60.9     2.1     61.3
AVG. MINIMUM    46.3               42.7     3.6     39.8
MEAN            54.7               51.8     2.9     50.6
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                4.0    -2.0        5
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        7.16   2009
 MINIMUM        0.77   2005
TOTALS            MM               3.25      MM     1.95
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.10    0.01     0.06
DAYS >= .01       11               11.6    -0.6       10
DAYS >= .10        6                5.9     0.1        5
DAYS >= .50        2                2.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       2                0.8     1.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.21   10/13 TO 10/14               0.98


DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    351                418     -67      443
 SINCE 7/1       400                563    -163       MM
COOLING TOTAL     38                  8      30        4
 SINCE 1/1       722                626      96       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    26/060    DATE  10/14
                                26/220          10/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/070    DATE  10/14

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                1     SNOW                       1
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      5

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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