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CDUS44 KLIX 230725
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
225 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         85    340 PM  90    1963  79      6       87       
  MINIMUM         65    144 AM  42    1993  57      8       68       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.04 2003   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.13                      4.08  -2.95     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.19                      9.15  -5.96     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.04                     20.44  -7.40    18.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        49    -28       83       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       234    -13      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   1312                      1677   -365     1596       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        75    -11       47       
  SINCE MAR 1     93                       130    -37      122       
  SINCE JAN 1    157                       156      1      137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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