974  
CDUS44 KLIX 180750  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 87 2:20 PM 94 2018 86 1 92  
MINIMUM 72 11:50 PM 51 1967 69 3 74  
AVERAGE 80 78 2 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 1.55 2004 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 2.97 -0.65 4.30  
SINCE MAR 1 7.63 12.55 -4.92 11.56  
SINCE JAN 1 13.27 21.86 -8.59 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 15 12 3 18  
MONTH TO DATE 225 181 44 254  
SINCE MAR 1 593 442 151 525  
SINCE JAN 1 760 492 268 587    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 53 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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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 2023...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........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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