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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 83 1:54 PM 85 1955 71 12 76
2019
MINIMUM 63 9:47 PM 35 1983 54 9 47
1998
AVERAGE 73 63 10 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.95 1.51 2016 0.13 0.82 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.39 1.60 0.79 0.84
SINCE MAR 1 2.39 1.60 0.79 0.84
SINCE JAN 1 7.59 10.91 -3.32 10.96
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 4 -4 3
MONTH TO DATE 0 57 -57 35
SINCE MAR 1 0 57 -57 35
SINCE JUL 1 873 1087 -214 925
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0
MONTH TO DATE 88 22 66 10
SINCE MAR 1 88 22 66 10
SINCE JAN 1 181 72 109 96
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM
LOWEST 63 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 86 1974
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 33 1969
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 12 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:07 PM CDT
MARCH 13 2026.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:08 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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