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CDUS44 KLIX 262231  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
431 PM CST THU FEB 26 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 12:08 PM 85 1972 69 8 74  
MINIMUM 63 4:48 AM 29 1965 52 11 48  
AVERAGE 70 60 10 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.02 2.35 1966 0.16 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.40 3.83 -2.43 5.45  
SINCE DEC 1 8.50 13.83 -5.33 15.45  
SINCE JAN 1 4.21 9.01 -4.80 10.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 4  
MONTH TO DATE 167 214 -47 166  
SINCE DEC 1 782 854 -72 828  
SINCE JUL 1 873 1018 -145 888  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 50 29 21 75  
SINCE DEC 1 134 77 57 121  
SINCE JAN 1 86 47 39 85    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 64 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1962  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 24 1974  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 26 2026......SUNRISE 6:30 AM CST SUNSET 5:58 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 27 2026......SUNRISE 6:29 AM CST SUNSET 5:59 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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