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CDUS44 KLIX 280851  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
251 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 2026  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 4:10 PM 83 1962 69 10 77  
2023  
MINIMUM 62 11:58 PM 24 1974 52 10 55  
AVERAGE 71 61 10 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.99 2.09 2019 0.15 0.84 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.39 3.98 -1.59 5.45  
SINCE DEC 1 9.49 13.98 -4.49 15.45  
SINCE JAN 1 5.20 9.16 -3.96 10.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 167 220 -53 166  
SINCE DEC 1 782 860 -78 828  
SINCE JUL 1 873 1024 -151 888  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 2 4 1  
MONTH TO DATE 56 31 25 76  
SINCE DEC 1 140 79 61 122  
SINCE JAN 1 92 49 43 86    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 50 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 84 1948  
2011  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:28 AM CST SUNSET 5:59 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CST SUNSET 6:00 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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