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CDUS44 KLIX 160733  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
233 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2024
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 1:21 PM 87 1982 72 9 65  
MINIMUM 65 11:59 PM 31 1993 55 10 50  
AVERAGE 73 64 9 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.35 1.90 1969 0.15 0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.34 2.14 3.20 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.34 2.14 3.20 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 17.64 11.45 6.19 5.72  
 
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 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  
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 30 20 101  
SINCE MAR 1 50 30 20 101  
SINCE JAN 1 91 80 11 268    
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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 8.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 70 7:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1988  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 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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