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CDUS44 KLIX 172232  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
432 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 58 12:54 AM 83 1907 62 -4 64  
2023  
MINIMUM 49 2:59 PM 14 2018 41 8 35  
AVERAGE 54  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 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)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 11 14 -3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 126 238 -112 274  
SINCE DEC 1 448 607 -159 509  
SINCE JUL 1 615 863 -248 595  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 89 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 44 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 67  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 84 1907  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 16 1948  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:28 PM CST  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:29 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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