Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
930 AM CDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             91   03/17/1963
                       03/31/1946
 LOW              20   03/03/1980
HIGHEST           88   03/07         MM      MM       86  03/06
                       03/25
                       03/26
LOWEST            29   03/20         MM      MM       28  03/13
AVG. MAXIMUM    78.2               73.0     5.2     74.4
AVG. MINIMUM    56.4               51.0     5.4     47.2
MEAN            67.3               62.0     5.3     60.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     1                0.8     0.2        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       14.63   1947
 MINIMUM        0.30   2006
TOTALS          3.43               4.46   -1.03     3.69
DAILY AVG.      0.11               0.14   -0.03     0.12
DAYS >= .01        7                8.9    -1.9        5
DAYS >= .10        3                5.8    -2.8        5
DAYS >= .50        2                2.7    -0.7        3
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.5    -0.5        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.22   03/17 TO 03/17               1.07  03/30 TO 03/30

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

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    108                158     -50      166
 SINCE 7/1      1095               1479    -384       MM
COOLING TOTAL    184                 65     119       44
 SINCE 1/1       347                103     244       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              8.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/260    DATE  03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    41/250    DATE  03/03

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             14
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     67

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
HAZE                      7

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

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