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CDUS44 KLIX 170735  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
235 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 80 4:22 PM 87 1955 72 8 75  
MINIMUM 63 6:34 AM 38 1988 55 8 50  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 1993 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.34 2.27 3.07 0.08  
SINCE MAR 1 5.34 2.27 3.07 0.08  
SINCE JAN 1 17.64 11.58 6.06 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 2  
MONTH TO DATE 23 77 -54 23  
SINCE MAR 1 23 77 -54 23  
SINCE JUL 1 919 1107 -188 757  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 3 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 33 24 101  
SINCE MAR 1 57 33 24 101  
SINCE JAN 1 98 83 15 268    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 52 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1963  
1982  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1962  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 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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