Climatological Report (Monthly)
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
928 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024...

CORRECTED MONTHLY RECORD HIGH

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             96   04/12/1908
 LOW              31   04/13/1940
HIGHEST           89   04/20         MM      MM       90  04/04
                       04/26
                       04/28
LOWEST            44   04/04         MM      MM       47  04/17
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.6               79.1     3.5     79.6
AVG. MINIMUM    60.4               56.9     3.5     59.9
MEAN            71.5               68.0     3.5     69.8
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.3    -0.3        1
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       14.84   1980
 MINIMUM        0.19   1915
TOTALS          2.82               5.08   -2.26     7.92
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.17   -0.08     0.26
DAYS >= .01        4                8.0    -4.0       10
DAYS >= .10        4                5.3    -1.3        8
DAYS >= .50        2                2.8    -0.8        6
DAYS >= 1.00       2                1.8     0.2        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.38   04/29 TO 04/29

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     12                 51     -39        9
 SINCE 7/1      1137               1531    -394       MM
COOLING TOTAL    214                141      73      156
 SINCE 1/1       365                244     121       MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/270    DATE  04/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    45/260    DATE  04/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          6

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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