417  
CDUS44 KLIX 020751  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
251 AM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 65 1:15 AM 91 1990 82 -17 88  
2024  
MINIMUM 53 11:59 PM 40 1908 61 -8 64  
AVERAGE 59 72 -13 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.10 3.22 1937 0.16 1.94 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 2.10 0.16 1.94 0.04  
SINCE MAR 1 10.49 9.70 0.79 11.00  
SINCE JAN 1 18.30 20.48 -2.18 17.66  
 
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 6 0 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 100 209 -109 122  
SINCE JUL 1 1183 1531 -348 1173  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 89 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 93  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 90 2002  
2011  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT  
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 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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