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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
437 PM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 1:15 AM 91 1990 82 -17 88
2024
MINIMUM 56 2:59 PM 40 1908 61 -5 64
AVERAGE 61
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 1.30 3.22 1937 0.16 1.14 0.04
MONTH TO DATE 1.30 0.16 1.14 0.04
SINCE MAR 1 9.69 9.70 -0.01 11.00
SINCE JAN 1 17.50 20.48 -2.98 17.66
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 4 0 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0
SINCE MAR 1 98 209 -111 122
SINCE JUL 1 1181 1531 -350 1173
COOLING
TODAY 0 7 -7 11
MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 11
SINCE MAR 1 379 213 166 360
SINCE JAN 1 469 251 218 393
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 93 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 95
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 90 2002
2011
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1909
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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