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CDUS44 KLIX 172150  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2025  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 91 1:55 PM 94 2018 86 5 88  
MINIMUM 77 6:05 AM 51 1967 69 8 72  
AVERAGE 84 78 6 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.55 2004 0.18 -0.18 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 5.19 2.97 2.22 3.53  
SINCE MAR 1 14.67 12.55 2.12 19.38  
SINCE JAN 1 24.79 21.86 2.93 31.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 8.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 75 145 -70 63  
SINCE JUL 1 965 1175 -210 959  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 19 12 7 15  
MONTH TO DATE 188 181 7 254  
SINCE MAR 1 573 442 131 566  
SINCE JAN 1 659 492 167 607    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........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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