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

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 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            110   08/18/1909
 LOW              58   08/15/2004
HIGHEST          106   08/24         MM      MM       95  08/07
                       08/27
                                                          08/30
                                                          08/31
LOWEST            68   08/17         MM      MM       73  08/08
                                                          08/12
                                                          08/14
AVG. MAXIMUM   101.5               92.2     9.3     90.5
AVG. MINIMUM    78.7               73.3     5.4     74.6
MEAN            90.1               82.8     7.3     82.6
DAYS MAX >= 90    31               24.8     6.2       20
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       30.96   2016
 MINIMUM        0.38   1999
TOTALS          1.53               6.37   -4.84    10.29
DAILY AVG.      0.05               0.21   -0.16     0.34
DAYS >= .01        4               11.8    -7.8       16
DAYS >= .10        2                8.1    -6.1       13
DAYS >= .50        1                3.7    -2.7        8
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.8    -0.8        4
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.32   08/28 TO 08/28               1.87  08/19 TO 08/20

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                0.0     0.0       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                  0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1         0                  0       0       MM
COOLING TOTAL    791                550     241      554
 SINCE 1/1      3005               2155     850       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/120    DATE  08/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/050    DATE  08/28

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.14
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           30
NUMBER OF DAYS PC              1
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          0

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              9     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       4     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      3
HAZE                      3

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

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