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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
1140 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 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   08/19/1909
 LOW               2   02/13/1899
HIGHEST          106   08/24         MM      MM       99  06/23
                       08/27
                                                          06/24
                                                          06/25
LOWEST            29   03/20         MM      MM       19  01/23
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.4               78.9     4.5     80.1
AVG. MINIMUM    61.7               58.0     3.7     57.5
MEAN            72.5               68.5     4.0     68.8
DAYS MAX >= 90   140               96.4    43.6      104
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2        0
DAYS MAX >= 45   364                                 330
DAYS MAX >= 120    0                                   0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 32     7               18.4   -11.4       23
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN >= 80    27                                   1
DAYS MIN <= -20    0                                   0
DAYS MIN <= 15     0                                   0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       90.54   2016
 MINIMUM       37.78   1924
TOTALS         49.88              61.94  -12.06    56.61
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.17   -0.03     0.16
DAYS >= .01       78              114.1   -36.1      106
DAYS >= .10       48               77.0   -29.0       67
DAYS >= .50       31               37.4    -6.4       32
DAYS >= 1.00      18               19.2    -1.2       21
DAYS >= %-5.2F     7                                   4
DAYS >= %-5.2F     0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.55                                4.32
 STORM TOTAL    4.04                                4.06
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           3.5   2017
 24 HR TOTAL     3.5   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.2    -0.2
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM
 24 HR TOTAL      MM
 STORM TOTAL     0.0
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL   1003               1534    -531     1581
 SINCE 7/1       467                625    -158       MM
COOLING TOTAL   3862               2818    1044     3077
 SINCE 1/1      3862               2817    1045       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        12/11
LATEST                          03/20
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    47/360    DATE  06/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    66/350    DATE  06/17

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.32
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          229
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             85
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         47

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     69

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             77     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               47     RAIN                      51
LIGHT RAIN              102     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     123     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     21
HAZE                     31

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

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