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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
234 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 86 2:59 PM 94 2018 86 0 91
MINIMUM 73 4:21 AM 51 1967 69 4 77
AVERAGE 80 78 2 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 2004 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.74 2.97 2.77 5.19
SINCE MAR 1 12.66 12.55 0.11 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 17.86 21.86 -4.00 24.79
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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 58 145 -87 75
SINCE JUL 1 931 1175 -244 965
COOLING
YESTERDAY 15 12 3 19
MONTH TO DATE 147 181 -34 188
SINCE MAR 1 546 442 104 573
SINCE JAN 1 639 492 147 659
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 88 6:00 AM
LOWEST 63 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1967
1971
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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