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CDUS44 KLIX 150705
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
205 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2007

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...THE BATON ROUGE  ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         76    147 PM  90    1921  71      5       71       
  MINIMUM         60    153 AM  25    1993  49     11       47       
  AVERAGE         68                        60      8       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76                      0.16   0.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      2.27  -0.59     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.68                      2.27  -0.59     0.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.29                     13.56  -2.27     6.30    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                       105    -26       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     79                       105    -26       16       
  SINCE JUL 1   1415                      1548   -133     1249       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        20     -2       65       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        20     -2       65       
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        46     -2       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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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        29      1909                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2007.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2007.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   713 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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