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CDUS44 KLIX 210733  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
233 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 86 1:53 PM 98 1922 87 -1 91  
MINIMUM 73 11:59 PM 46 1894 66 7 75  
AVERAGE 80 76 4 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.27 3.75 1955 0.16 0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 9.93 3.27 6.66 4.30  
SINCE MAR 1 18.32 12.81 5.51 15.26  
SINCE JAN 1 26.13 23.59 2.54 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 15 12 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 171 186 -15 210  
SINCE MAR 1 550 392 158 559  
SINCE JAN 1 640 430 210 592    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1922  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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