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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
203 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2006

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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    146 PM  91    1955  80      1       86       
  MINIMUM         66   1049 PM  47    1965  59      7       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.00         0.03 2004   0.18   1.82     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01                      5.38  -2.37     1.60    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.31                     10.45  -7.14     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.42                     21.74 -12.32    13.51    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        56    -50       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    116                       241   -125      238       
  SINCE JUL 1   1349                      1684   -335     1329       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       113    119       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    328                       168    160      110       
  SINCE JAN 1    358                       194    164      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    52   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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