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CDUS44 KLIX 180850  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 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 58 12:54 AM 83 1907 62 -4 64  
2023  
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 14 2018 41 0 35  
AVERAGE 50 52 -2 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.03 2.12 1925 0.21 -0.18 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.82 3.59 -0.77 1.94  
SINCE DEC 1 9.22 8.91 0.31 9.22  
SINCE JAN 1 2.82 3.59 -0.77 1.94  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 14 1 15  
MONTH TO DATE 130 238 -108 274  
SINCE DEC 1 452 607 -155 509  
SINCE JUL 1 619 863 -244 595  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 29 1 28 2  
SINCE DEC 1 70 22 48 41  
SINCE JAN 1 29 1 28 2    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 65  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 84 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 16 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:01 AM CST SUNSET 5:30 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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