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CDUS44 KLIX 152150  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 81 1:21 PM 87 1982 72 9 65  
MINIMUM 66 2:24 PM 31 1993 55 11 50  
AVERAGE 74 64 10 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.21 1.90 1969 0.15 0.06 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.20 2.14 3.06 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.20 2.14 3.06 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 17.50 11.45 6.05 5.72  
 
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 4 -4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 23 73 -50 21  
SINCE MAR 1 23 73 -50 21  
SINCE JUL 1 919 1103 -184 755  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 2 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 51 30 21 101  
SINCE MAR 1 51 30 21 101  
SINCE JAN 1 92 80 12 268    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 77 10:00 AM  
AVERAGE 89  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 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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