840  
CXUS54 KLIX 011635  
CLSMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
1035 AM CST FRI MAR 01 2024  
   
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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SEASON, FROM  
12/1/2023 TO 2/29/2024...  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 89 01/15/1940  
LOW 7 02/13/1899  
HIGHEST 83 12/09 MM MM 84 02/28  
LOWEST 24 01/16 MM MM 25 12/24  
AVG. MAXIMUM 66.0 64.6 1.4 69.2  
AVG. MINIMUM 48.4 48.0 0.4 53.5  
MEAN 57.2 56.3 0.9 61.4  
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 MM  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 MM  
DAYS MAX >= 45 57 MM  
DAYS MAX >= 120 0 MM  
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 MM  
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 4.8 -0.8 MM  
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 MM  
DAYS MIN >= 80 0 MM  
DAYS MIN <= -20 0 MM  
DAYS MIN <= 15 0 MM  
 
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)  
RECORD  
MAXIMUM 34.76 2010  
MINIMUM 6.37 1999  
TOTALS 21.75 14.13 7.62 13.66  
DAILY AVG. 0.24 NAN NAN 0.15  
DAYS >= .01 19 27.7 -8.7 MM  
DAYS >= .10 12 18.6 -6.6 MM  
DAYS >= .50 7 9.4 -2.4 MM  
DAYS >= 1.00 5 4.3 0.7 MM  
DAYS >= %-5.2F 2 MM  
DAYS >= %-5.2F 0 0  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 4.17 3.00 12/30 TO 12/31  
STORM TOTAL 2.76 3.00  
(MM/DD(HH)) MM  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL T 2018  
TOTALS 0.0 0.0  
LIQUID EQUIV 0.00  
SINCE 7/1 0.0  
LIQUID 7/1 0.00  
DAYS >= TRACE 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
24 HR TOTAL 0.0  
STORM TOTAL 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 758 866 -108 556  
SINCE 7/1 894 1042 -148 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 66 80 -14 245  
SINCE 1/1 41 50 -9 MM  
 
FREEZE DATES  
RECORD  
EARLIEST MM  
LATEST MM  
EARLIEST 01/16  
LATEST MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/130 DATE 01/08  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 65/130 DATE 01/08  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.61  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 41  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 32  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 14 MIXED PRECIP 1  
HEAVY RAIN 13 RAIN 19  
LIGHT RAIN 29 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 1 SLEET 0  
FOG 45 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 7  
HAZE 7  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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