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CDUS44 KLIX 190733  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
233 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 93 1:50 PM 98 1922 86 7 90  
MINIMUM 72 5:42 AM 50 1945 66 6 77  
AVERAGE 83 76 7 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.83 1953 0.16 -0.16 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 9.46 2.95 6.51 4.30  
SINCE MAR 1 17.85 12.49 5.36 15.26  
SINCE JAN 1 25.66 23.27 2.39 21.92  
 
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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 0 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 105 209 -104 122  
SINCE JUL 1 1188 1531 -343 1173  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 18 11 7 19  
MONTH TO DATE 137 163 -26 174  
SINCE MAR 1 516 369 147 523  
SINCE JAN 1 606 407 199 556    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
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 94 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 47 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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