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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
1140 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025

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...THE BATON ROUGE   CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH            110   08/19/1909
 LOW               2   02/13/1899
HIGHEST          102   07/02         MM      MM      106  08/24
                                                          08/27
LOWEST            17   01/17         MM      MM       29  03/20
AVG. MAXIMUM    82.9               78.9     4.0     83.4
AVG. MINIMUM    62.0               58.0     4.0     61.7
MEAN            72.4               68.5     3.9     72.5
DAYS MAX >= 90   139               96.4    42.6       MM
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.2    -0.2       MM
DAYS MAX >= 45   365                                  MM
DAYS MAX >= 120    0                                  MM
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                                  MM
DAYS MIN <= 32     9               18.4    -9.4       MM
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0       MM
DAYS MIN >= 80    12                                  MM
DAYS MIN <= -20    0                                  MM
DAYS MIN <= 15     0                                  MM

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       90.54   2016
 MINIMUM       37.78   1924
TOTALS         65.85              61.94    3.91    49.88
DAILY AVG.      0.18               0.17    0.01     0.14
DAYS >= .01      102              114.1   -12.1       MM
DAYS >= .10       76               77.0    -1.0       MM
DAYS >= .50       42               37.4     4.6       MM
DAYS >= 1.00      23               19.2     3.8       MM
DAYS >= %-5.2F     6                                  MM
DAYS >= %-5.2F     0                                   0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   4.16   09/05 TO 09/06               4.55
 STORM TOTAL    4.12                                4.04
 (MM/DD(HH))

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           3.5   2017
 24 HR TOTAL     3.5   MM
TOTALS           0.0                0.2    -0.2
 LIQUID EQUIV   0.00               0.00    0.00
SINCE 7/1        0.0                0.2    -0.2
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00
DAYS >= TRACE      0                0.1    -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0        0                0.1    -0.1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH       MM
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0
 STORM TOTAL     0.0
 (MM/DD(HH))

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    991               1534    -543     1003
 SINCE 7/1       321                625    -304       MM
COOLING TOTAL   3822               2818    1004     3862
 SINCE 1/1      3822               2817    1005       MM

FREEZE DATES
RECORD
 EARLIEST     MM
 LATEST       MM
EARLIEST                        12/22
LATEST                          02/19
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    41/010    DATE  05/13
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    62/030    DATE  05/13

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.34
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR          214
NUMBER OF DAYS PC            108
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         44

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     68

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             85     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               64     RAIN                      63
LIGHT RAIN              121     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          1     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                     148     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     19
HAZE                     39

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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