HOLDEN, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.8		9.3		11.7		14.4		19		22.6		25.3		27		26.6		24.9		19.6		14.8		11.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		25.6		16.1		18.2		21.5		25.8		29.2		31.9		33.2		32.8		31.1		27.3		22		18.2

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12.1		2.4		5.2		7.3		12.2		16		18.8		20.7		20.4		18.6		11.7		7.6		3.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		37.8		28.9		30		31.1		32.8		35.6		37.8		37.8		37.8		36.1		34.4		30.6		27.8

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-13.3		-13.3		-10.6		-5		0.6		3.3		10		16.1		12.2		7.8		-2.2		-6.1		-13.3

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		86.1		---		---		---		0.2		4.9		17.6		23.8		22.2		14.4		2.9		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		40.7		12.5		8		4.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.5		4.6		11

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1679		161		141		141		141		143		123		179		167		137		80		129		137

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		118		11		9		10		7		9		10		14		14		10		6		8		10

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		444		382		271		351		438		371		295		444		316		360		267		286		340

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		23		23		56		14		16		30		60		47		16		---		2		25

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		177.8		92		114.3		142.2		152.4		113		104.7		177.8		87.4		117.6		94		167.6		152.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		84		7		7		7		5		6		7		11		11		7		4		5		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		42		3		4		3		3		4		3		5		5		3		2		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		22		2		2		2		2		2		1		2		2		2		1		2		2

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		410.6		140		85		38.9		3.9		0.6		---		---		---		---		3.9		40		98.3

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1270.6		4.4		11.1		16.1		64.4		138.9		210		267.8		257.2		198.9		73.3		23.3		5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 33

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3292.7		---		47.1		136.1		270		389.2		460		527		514.9		448.3		296.2		145		32.7

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.9		11.6		12.4		13.4		14.2		14.5		14.3		13.6		12.7		11.8		11		10.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		9.7		11.8		15.7		19.6		21.3		20.4		20.2		18.8		17.3		14.8		11.3		9.3

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.4		4.1		5.1		6.4		7.4		8.3		8.9		8.7		7.9		6.6		5.1		4.1		3.7

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.7		12.5		14.3		17.1		19.2		19.6		18.2		18.2		18		18.1		17.7		14.7		12.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.9		12.2		13		15.6		18.5		19.1		16.8		16.9		16.2		17.1		17.7		15.3		12.9

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.8		9.7		11.8		15.7		19.6		21.3		20.4		20.2		18.8		17.3		14.8		11.3		9.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.7		4.2		5.2		6.6		7.9		8.8		9.1		8.9		8.2		7		5.7		4.4		3.8

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.1		15.3		18.4		21.6		23.3		21.7		20.4		20.4		20.4		20.9		22.9		18.7		16.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		21.8		16.6		19.1		23		26.5		23.5		21.5		21.3		20.7		21.9		26.2		21.8		19

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		12.8		8.1		9.5		13.5		14.7		15.9		18		16.9		15.8		14.7		11.6		7.9		7.5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.7		3.8		4.6		5.4		6.2		7.7		8.5		8.2		7.5		6		4		3.5		3.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		10		10.9		14.4		14.2		14.8		16.2		15.4		15.2		15.2		13.2		9.3		9.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.4		8.7		8.3		11.6		10.4		10.5		12.8		11.6		11.4		12.3		10.9		7.5		8.5