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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
435 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 55 1:56 PM 88 1921 73 -18 70
MINIMUM 43 8:14 AM 30 1909 51 -8 47
AVERAGE 49
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.15 2.50 1894 0.13 0.02 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.36 2.35 2.01 2.65
SINCE MAR 1 4.36 2.35 2.01 2.65
SINCE JAN 1 12.17 13.13 -0.96 9.31
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 16 5 11 6
MONTH TO DATE 35 98 -63 63
SINCE MAR 1 35 98 -63 63
SINCE JUL 1 1118 1420 -302 1114
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 91 31 60 26
SINCE MAR 1 91 31 60 26
SINCE JAN 1 181 69 112 59
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 12:00 AM
LOWEST 22 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 56
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1913
1937
1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:14 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:14 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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