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CDUS44 KLIX 170750
CLIBTR
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2026
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 97 3:48 PM 99 1943 92 5 95
2006
2024
MINIMUM 78 11:28 PM 60 2004 73 5 73
AVERAGE 88 83 5 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1922 0.22 -0.22 T
MONTH TO DATE 0.73 3.12 -2.39 1.20
SINCE JUN 1 14.42 14.66 -0.24 13.29
SINCE JAN 1 42.22 40.21 2.01 39.42
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE JUN 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0
COOLING
YESTERDAY 23 18 5 19
MONTH TO DATE 327 288 39 302
SINCE JUN 1 1459 1321 138 1410
SINCE JAN 1 2256 1893 363 2154
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 68
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 100 2024
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 61 2004
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 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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