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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
246 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   04/18/2006
 LOW               31   04/13/1940
HIGHEST            87   04/09        MM      MM       89  04/30
LOWEST             39   04/20        MM      MM       44  04/24
AVG. MAXIMUM     76.9              79.3    -2.4     81.9
AVG. MINIMUM     55.3              56.8    -1.5     58.5
MEAN             66.1              68.1    -2.0     70.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM           MM   MM
 MINIMUM           MM   MM
TOTALS           6.20              4.46    1.74     3.27
DAILY AVG.       0.21              0.15    0.06     0.11
DAYS >= .01        11               7.5     3.5        6
DAYS >= .10         8               4.9     3.1        4
DAYS >= .50         4               2.5     1.5        2
DAYS >= 1.00        3               1.5     1.5        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.90   04/13 TO 04/14           04/03 TO 04/04
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

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               0.1    -0.1      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= TRACE       0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   04/30 TO 04/30           04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30
                                                          04/30 TO 04/30

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      73                51      22       14
 SINCE 7/1       1521              1553     -32     1130
COOLING TOTAL     113               142     -29      178
 SINCE 1/1        157               231     -74      420
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/080    DATE  04/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/050    DATE  04/14

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                      10
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      14     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      5

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

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