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CDUS44 KLIX 230738  
CLIBTR  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
238 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2026  
   
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..THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 98 4:58 PM 103 2023 92 6 90  
MINIMUM 74 5:57 AM 61 1940 73 1 74  
1956  
1961  
AVERAGE 86 82 4 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.37 1968 0.23 -0.23 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 0.98 4.47 -3.49 3.38  
SINCE JUN 1 14.67 16.01 -1.34 15.47  
SINCE JAN 1 42.47 41.56 0.91 41.60  
 
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 21 18 3 17  
MONTH TO DATE 462 396 66 417  
SINCE JUN 1 1594 1429 165 1525  
SINCE JAN 1 2391 2001 390 2269    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 48 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 1956  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2026........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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