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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
214 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         52   1258 AM  88    1921  71    -19       76       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  30    1909  50     -6       49       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          T    2003   0.16  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      2.59  -1.51     1.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.08                      2.59  -1.51     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.93                     13.88  -2.95    16.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         6     11        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       117     29       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       117     29       40       
  SINCE JUL 1   1237                      1560   -323     1476       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        24    -17       45       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                        24    -17       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        50     21       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     77           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        34      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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