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

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 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            101   05/13/1922
 LOW              40   05/04/2013
                       05/17/1908
                       01/01/2000
HIGHEST           94   05/15         MM      MM       95  05/21
LOWEST            53   05/02         MM      MM       59  05/07
                                                          05/28
AVG. MAXIMUM    88.4               85.8     2.6     88.8
AVG. MINIMUM    67.5               65.1     2.4     67.4
MEAN            78.0               75.5     2.5     78.1
DAYS MAX >= 90    13                8.0     5.0       12
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       23.73   1907
 MINIMUM        0.04   1898
TOTALS          4.57               5.23   -0.66     3.94
DAILY AVG.      0.15               0.17   -0.02     0.13
DAYS >= .01        6                8.2    -2.2       11
DAYS >= .10        4                5.9    -1.9        8
DAYS >= .50        2                3.1    -1.1        3
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.7     0.3        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.63   05/05 TO 05/05               1.64  05/22 TO 05/23

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      0                  4      -4        0
 SINCE 7/1      1104               1531    -427       MM
COOLING TOTAL    410                328      82      414
 SINCE 1/1       913                572     341       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    32/270    DATE  05/06
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    51/270    DATE  05/06

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.29
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           19
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          1

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              8     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                9     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      1
HAZE                      0

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

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