CDUS44 KLIX 220731 CLIBTR CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 231 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ................................... ...THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1894 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 99 3:40 PM 102 1921 92 7 94 2023 MINIMUM 74 7:02 PM 63 1940 73 1 73 1946 AVERAGE 87 83 4 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 3.56 2019 0.23 0.02 0.46 MONTH TO DATE 0.98 4.24 -3.26 3.36 SINCE JUN 1 14.67 15.78 -1.11 15.45 SINCE JAN 1 42.47 41.33 1.14 41.58 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUN 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 22 18 4 19 MONTH TO DATE 441 378 63 400 SINCE JUN 1 1573 1411 162 1508 SINCE JAN 1 2370 1983 387 2252 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM LOWEST 42 3:00 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE BATON ROUGE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 103 2023 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 61 1940 1956 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$