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CDUS44 KLIX 130701
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2007

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2007...

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         78    151 PM  87    2006  70      8       87       
                                      1940                          
  MINIMUM         62   1127 PM  29    1996  49     13       72       
  AVERAGE         70                        60     10       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.90                      0.16   0.74     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      1.95  -1.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.92                      1.95  -1.03      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     10.53                     13.24  -2.71     6.11    
                                                                     
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                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        93    -14       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                        93    -14       10       
  SINCE JUL 1   1415                      1536   -121     1243       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        16     -7       54       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        16     -7       54       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        42     -7       84       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        30      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2007.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2007.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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