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CDUS44 KLIX 230750  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 84 2:23 PM 87 1898 74 10 80  
MINIMUM 63 6:35 AM 29 1986 52 11 45  
AVERAGE 74 63 11 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.43 1953 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.36 3.16 1.20 2.65  
SINCE MAR 1 4.36 3.16 1.20 2.65  
SINCE JAN 1 12.17 13.94 -1.77 9.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 77 124 -47 99  
SINCE MAR 1 77 124 -47 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1160 1446 -286 1150  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 103 43 60 33  
SINCE MAR 1 103 43 60 33  
SINCE JAN 1 193 81 112 66    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1907  
2017  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1955  
1986  
2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT  
MARCH 24 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 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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