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CDUS44 KLIX 182140  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
440 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 83 2:59 PM 94 1962 86 -3 88  
MINIMUM 70 8:03 AM 55 1967 70 0 69  
1971  
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.34 2.23 1980 0.18 0.16 T  
MONTH TO DATE 3.87 3.15 0.72 2.32  
SINCE MAR 1 19.72 12.73 6.99 7.63  
SINCE JAN 1 32.02 22.04 9.98 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 12 13 -1 14  
MONTH TO DATE 266 194 72 239  
SINCE MAR 1 578 455 123 607  
SINCE JAN 1 619 505 114 774    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 92 1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:05 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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