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CDUS44 KLIX 040705
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1894 TO 2005

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    327 PM  92    1943  81     -5       75       
  MINIMUM         53    608 AM  48    2004  61     -8       48       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.54  -0.54     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.12                     11.17  -7.05    10.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.97                     22.46  -8.49    25.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         3      2        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    243                       245     -2      169       
  SINCE JUL 1   1334                      1688   -354     1605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        20    -20        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    111                       194    -83      180       
  SINCE JAN 1    175                       220    -45      195       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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