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CDUS44 KLIX 170750
CLIBTR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 55 1:56 PM 88 1921 73 -18 70
MINIMUM 41 11:59 PM 30 1909 51 -10 47
AVERAGE 48 62 -14 59
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 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)
YESTERDAY MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 17 5 12 6
MONTH TO DATE 36 98 -62 63
SINCE MAR 1 36 98 -62 63
SINCE JUL 1 1119 1420 -301 1114
COOLING
YESTERDAY 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 11.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 91 1963
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 34 1913
1937
1962
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:14 PM CDT
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 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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