MARKSVILLE, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		66		48		53		58		67		74		80		82		82		77		67		57		50

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		77		59		63		69		77		85		90		92		92		88		80		68		61

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56		38		43		48		57		64		71		73		73		67		55		46		40

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		105		82		86		88		92		96		102		104		105		100		96		87		82

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		10		10		19		25		32		44		55		67		57		46		30		23		12

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		90.5		---		---		---		0.3		6.5		18.5		23.5		23.6		15.5		2.6		---		---

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		26		9.4		4.1		1.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.2		2.9		7.6

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		59.2		5.7		5		5.2		4.9		5.4		4.3		4.5		3.7		4.6		4.4		5.4		6.1

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		82		8		7		7		6		7		8		7		7		6		5		6		8

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20		14.3		13.7		16.6		19.2		14.4		12.7		14.9		11.1		20		16.6		13.1		17.1

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.7		0.5		0.4		0.2		---		1		0.9		0.1		0.2		---		0.2		1.7

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		12.7		7.1		4.7		5.6		12.7		4.8		4.1		3.9		5.7		8.7		8.1		6		7.8

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

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69		7		6		6		5		6		6		6		6		5		4		5		7

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

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		4		3		3		3		3		3		3		2		3		3		3		4

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

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		1		2		2

Average Number of Rainy Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		69.6		6.4		5.9		5.4		6		6		5.5		7.2		6		5.1		3.4		5.8		6.9

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 48

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.4		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		---

Average Relative Humidity

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
%		72		73		71		68		71		71		72		75		74		72		70		70		72

Average Dew Point

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		56		39		42		47		56		63		69		72		71		66		55		46		40

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1741.5		511.5		339		201.5		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		240		449.5

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2357		---		---		---		60		294.5		465		542.5		542.5		375		77.5		---		---

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 13

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		6140.8		---		84.8		263.5		510		759.5		915		1007.5		1007.5		825		542.5		210		15.5

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.2		14.6		14.4		13.6		12.7		11.8		11		10.6

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.3		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.4		4.9		4.1		3.1		2.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1.1		1.4		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.5		2.4		2.2		1.8		1.4		1.1		1

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.7		3.5		4		4.7		5.2		5.3		5.2		5.3		5.2		5.1		4.9		4		3.4

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.5		3.7		4.4		5		5.1		5		5.2		4.9		4.9		4.9		4.2		3.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.4		2.6		3.3		4.3		5.3		5.8		5.8		5.9		5.4		4.9		4.1		3.1		2.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.3		1.9		1.5		1.2		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.2		5.1		6		6.3		6.1		5.9		5.9		5.9		5.7		6.2		5.5		4.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		4.5		5.4		6.5		6.9		6.9		6.4		6.4		6.3		5.9		7.1		6.6		5.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.1		2.5		3.8		4.3		4.6		5		5.2		4.8		4.2		3		2		1.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.6		1		1.2		1.5		1.8		2.1		2.3		2.2		2		1.7		1.1		0.9		0.9

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.7		2.6		2.9		4.1		4.2		4.3		4.5		4.7		4.6		4.3		3.4		2.4		2.3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.3		2.1		3.4		3.3		3.2		3.5		4		3.8		3.6		2.7		1.8		1.9