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CDUS44 KLIX 170750  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2023  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 90 2:52 PM 95 2018 85 5 93  
MINIMUM 71 5:36 AM 46 1973 69 2 72  
AVERAGE 81 77 4 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.49 1980 0.16 -0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 2.79 -0.47 4.30  
SINCE MAR 1 7.63 12.37 -4.74 11.56  
SINCE JAN 1 13.27 21.68 -8.41 16.85  
 
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 92 145 -53 112  
SINCE JUL 1 826 1175 -349 1000  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 18  
MONTH TO DATE 210 169 41 236  
SINCE MAR 1 578 430 148 507  
SINCE JAN 1 745 480 265 569    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 51 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2023...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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