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CDUS44 KLIX 172250  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CST SUN DEC 17 2023  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2023  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 62 2:55 PM 79 1971 65 -3 54  
1990  
2016  
MINIMUM 54 11:21 AM 25 1960 48 6 44  
AVERAGE 58 56 2 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.72 2017 0.15 -0.15 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 7.40 2.38 5.02 3.25  
SINCE DEC 1 7.40 2.38 5.02 3.25  
SINCE JAN 1 37.80 60.91 -23.11 52.80  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 7 10 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 99 145 -46 52  
SINCE DEC 1 99 145 -46 52  
SINCE JUL 1 235 309 -74 230  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 17 7 69  
SINCE DEC 1 24 17 7 69  
SINCE JAN 1 3880 3192 688 3409    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 79 2008  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 26 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 17 2023......SUNRISE 6:50 AM CST SUNSET 5:04 PM CST  
DECEMBER 18 2023......SUNRISE 6:51 AM CST SUNSET 5:04 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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