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CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CDT SUN MAR 31 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 80 2:21 PM 86 1954 75 5 80  
1974  
MINIMUM 66 2:30 AM 34 1971 58 8 67  
1987  
AVERAGE 73 67 6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1952 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 8.69 4.36 4.33 2.15  
SINCE MAR 1 8.69 4.36 4.33 2.15  
SINCE JAN 1 20.99 13.67 7.32 7.79  
 
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 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 59 119 -60 88  
SINCE MAR 1 59 119 -60 88  
SINCE JUL 1 955 1149 -194 822  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 4 4 9  
MONTH TO DATE 87 81 6 178  
SINCE MAR 1 87 81 6 178  
SINCE JAN 1 128 131 -3 345    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 37 1987  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 31 2024.........SUNRISE 6:51 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT  
APRIL 1 2024.........SUNRISE 6:50 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 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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