Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
930 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             88   12/08/1924
 LOW               8   12/23/1989
HIGHEST           84   12/09         MM      MM       84  12/06
                                                          12/07
LOWEST            31   12/31         MM      MM       20  12/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    67.8               64.3     3.5     66.7
AVG. MINIMUM    45.0               43.3     1.7     47.2
MEAN            56.4               53.8     2.6     57.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     2                5.4    -3.4        6
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       17.59   1912
 MINIMUM        1.71   1908
TOTALS          6.49               5.32    1.17     7.25
DAILY AVG.      0.22               0.17    0.04     0.23
DAYS >= .01        6                9.7    -3.7       10
DAYS >= .10        6                6.7    -0.7        5
DAYS >= .50        4                3.3     0.7        4
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.6     0.4        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.04   12/01 TO 12/01               2.20  12/30 TO 12/31

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           3.5   MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 SNOW DEPTH       MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.2    -0.2       MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG.    MM                                  MM
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM                                  MM  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM                                  MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    283                369     -86      317
 SINCE 7/1       453                625    -172       MM
COOLING TOTAL     22                 21       1       74
 SINCE 1/1      3860               2817    1043       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    24/140    DATE  12/01
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    35/100    DATE  12/15

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           20
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              5
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          5

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN                6     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      13     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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