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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
237 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 83 3:38 PM 91 2006 79 4 81
MINIMUM 66 2:24 AM 41 1962 62 4 59
1983
AVERAGE 75 70 5 70
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.13 1973 0.19 -0.19 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 2.84 -1.80 0.75
SINCE MAR 1 4.24 7.20 -2.96 5.00
SINCE JAN 1 9.44 16.51 -7.07 15.12
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 23 -22 13
SINCE MAR 1 58 141 -83 75
SINCE JUL 1 931 1171 -240 965
COOLING
YESTERDAY 10 6 4 5
MONTH TO DATE 124 84 40 113
SINCE MAR 1 284 165 119 226
SINCE JAN 1 377 215 162 312
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 2:00 AM
LOWEST 48 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 43 1961
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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