718  
CDUS44 KLIX 172132  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
432 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 2:52 PM 94 2018 86 2 87  
MINIMUM 72 3:53 AM 51 1967 69 3 72  
AVERAGE 80 78 2 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 1.55 2004 0.18 -0.10 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.53 2.97 0.56 2.32  
SINCE MAR 1 19.38 12.55 6.83 7.63  
SINCE JAN 1 31.68 21.86 9.82 13.27  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 63 145 -82 92  
SINCE JUL 1 959 1175 -216 826  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 12 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 254 181 73 225  
SINCE MAR 1 566 442 124 593  
SINCE JAN 1 607 492 115 760    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 75 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1967  
1971  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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