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Climate Data for March 17

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	73	51	91 (1963)	34 (1962)	3.24 (1943)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	70	54	86 (2015)	34 (1923)	2.0 (1919)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	71	48	87 (1982)	29 (1976)	5.05 (1961)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	75	56	88 (2016)	36 (1923)	3.64 (1961)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	73	55	87 (1982)	32 (1962)	3.57 (1961)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	70	52	88 (1982)	34 (2007)	9.63 (1961)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
The squall line produced a small tornado and numerous reports of straight-line wind damage. In Tangipahoa Parish, a small tornado uprooted numerous trees, damaged or destroyed some farm buildings and took the roof off of a farmhouse along an intermittent path that began just to the west of Amite and continuing northeastward to Wilmer.

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