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CDUS44 KLIX 172150
CLIBTR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
450 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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 57 2:59 PM 91 1963 73 -16 75
MINIMUM 32R 6:39 AM 34 1913 51 -19 40
1937
1962
AVERAGE 45
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.24 1943 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.36 2.49 1.87 2.65
SINCE MAR 1 4.36 2.49 1.87 2.65
SINCE JAN 1 12.17 13.27 -1.10 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 20 5 15 7
MONTH TO DATE 56 103 -47 70
SINCE MAR 1 56 103 -47 70
SINCE JUL 1 1139 1425 -286 1121
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 91 33 58 26
SINCE MAR 1 91 33 58 26
SINCE JAN 1 181 71 110 59
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 58 6:00 AM
LOWEST 18 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 38
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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 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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