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CDUS44 KLIX 060832  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
232 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 82 2:01 PM 83 1955 70 12 67  
MINIMUM 68 6:23 AM 29 2002 53 15 54  
AVERAGE 75 62 13 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.15 7.87 1948 0.15 0.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.15 0.76 -0.61 0.54  
SINCE MAR 1 0.15 0.76 -0.61 0.54  
SINCE JAN 1 5.35 10.07 -4.72 10.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 4  
MONTH TO DATE 0 28 -28 14  
SINCE MAR 1 0 28 -28 14  
SINCE JUL 1 873 1058 -185 904  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 2 8 0  
MONTH TO DATE 26 10 16 4  
SINCE MAR 1 26 10 16 4  
SINCE JAN 1 119 60 59 90    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 85 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1960  
2015  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 6 2026.........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CST SUNSET 6:04 PM CST  
MARCH 7 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CST SUNSET 6:04 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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