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CDUS44 KLIX 210710
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
109 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         81    120 PM  90    1921  72      9       70       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  27    1965  51     11       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      3.23  -2.99     1.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      3.23  -2.99     1.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.35                     14.52  -8.17    11.22    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                       138   -107      180       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                       138   -107      180       
  SINCE JUL 1   1264                      1581   -317     1271       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        32     53        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        32     53        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    115                        58     57       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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