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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
231 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 1:52 PM 87 1982 72 10 81
MINIMUM 63 5:22 AM 31 1993 55 8 64
AVERAGE 73 64 9 73
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.90 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.92
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 2.14 0.34 1.76
SINCE MAR 1 2.48 2.14 0.34 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 7.68 11.45 -3.77 11.88
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 0
MONTH TO DATE 14 73 -59 35
SINCE MAR 1 14 73 -59 35
SINCE JUL 1 887 1103 -216 925
COOLING
YESTERDAY 8 2 6 8
MONTH TO DATE 96 30 66 35
SINCE MAR 1 96 30 66 35
SINCE JAN 1 189 80 109 121
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 4:00 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) 72 87 1955
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1988
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:10 PM CDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 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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