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CDUS44 KLIX 260707
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
204 AM CDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         89    210 PM  98    1921  86      3       88       
  MINIMUM         70   1158 PM  52    1979  66      4       72       
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      4.32  -3.66    10.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.78                     14.95 -10.17    19.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.63                     26.24 -11.61    34.92    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         4      2       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       246     -2      170       
  SINCE JUL 1   1335                      1689   -354     1606       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        12      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       224      3      229       
  SINCE MAR 1    338                       398    -60      403       
  SINCE JAN 1    402                       424    -22      418       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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