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CDUS44 KLIX 082250  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CST FRI MAR 08 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 2:59 PM 84 1980 71 6 84  
MINIMUM 67 12:00 AM 27 1971 54 13 67  
AVERAGE 72 62 10 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.18 1972 0.14 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.80 1.20 2.60 0.01  
SINCE MAR 1 3.80 1.20 2.60 0.01  
SINCE JAN 1 16.10 10.51 5.59 5.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 5 -5 0  
MONTH TO DATE 11 43 -32 0  
SINCE MAR 1 11 43 -32 0  
SINCE JUL 1 907 1073 -166 734  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 2 5 11  
MONTH TO DATE 29 16 13 68  
SINCE MAR 1 29 16 13 68  
SINCE JAN 1 70 66 4 235    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 84 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1996  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CST SUNSET 6:05 PM CST  
MARCH 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CST SUNSET 6:06 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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