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CDUS44 KLIX 172150  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 2:22 PM 91 1963 73 4 70  
MINIMUM 63 4:07 AM 34 1913 51 12 46  
1937  
1962  
AVERAGE 70  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.95 3.24 1943 0.14 0.81 2.22  
MONTH TO DATE 7.32 2.49 4.83 2.25  
SINCE MAR 1 7.32 2.49 4.83 2.25  
SINCE JAN 1 17.57 13.27 4.30 15.86  
 
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 0 5 -5 7  
MONTH TO DATE 23 103 -80 42  
SINCE MAR 1 23 103 -80 42  
SINCE JUL 1 1076 1425 -349 1029  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 80 33 47 98  
SINCE MAR 1 80 33 47 98  
SINCE JAN 1 133 71 62 261    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 10:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 2005  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 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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