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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
421 PM CST WED MAR 17 2004

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...THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78    250 PM  91    1963  71      7       73       
  MINIMUM         46        MM  34    1962  50     -4       56        
  AVERAGE         62                                                
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.69                      2.75  -1.06     1.57    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.69                      2.75  -1.06     1.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.89                     14.04   2.85     9.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            3                         6     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                       123    -80       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       123    -80       71       
  SINCE JUL 1   1479                      1566    -87     1617       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        26     19        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        26     19        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     60                        52      8       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   615 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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