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CLIBTR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
432 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 65 2:59 PM 89 1963 74 -9 77
MINIMUM 36 3:52 AM 34 2005 51 -15 46
AVERAGE 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.22 1904 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 4.36 2.62 1.74 2.65
SINCE MAR 1 4.36 2.62 1.74 2.65
SINCE JAN 1 12.17 13.40 -1.23 9.31
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 14 5 9 3
MONTH TO DATE 70 108 -38 73
SINCE MAR 1 70 108 -38 73
SINCE JUL 1 1153 1430 -277 1124
COOLING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 91 35 56 26
SINCE MAR 1 91 35 56 26
SINCE JAN 1 181 73 108 59
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 5:00 AM
LOWEST 29 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 63
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1923
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:15 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:16 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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