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CDUS44 KLIX 160701
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
101 AM CST THU MAR 16 2006

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    153 PM  88    1921  71      0       60       
  MINIMUM         42    632 AM  29    1909  50     -8       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      2.43  -2.24     0.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.19                      2.43  -2.24     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.30                     13.72  -7.42    10.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                       111    -87      129       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                       111    -87      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   1257                      1554   -297     1220       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        22     51        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        22     51        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                        48     55       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   614 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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