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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 54 5:17 PM 87 1963 73 -19 72
1982
MINIMUM 41 6:32 AM 32 1962 55 -14 43
AVERAGE 48 64 -16 58
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.57 1961 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.11 2.41 0.70 1.76
SINCE MAR 1 3.11 2.41 0.70 1.76
SINCE JAN 1 8.31 11.72 -3.41 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 17 4 13 7
MONTH TO DATE 36 81 -45 42
SINCE MAR 1 36 81 -45 42
SINCE JUL 1 909 1111 -202 932
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0
MONTH TO DATE 96 36 60 35
SINCE MAR 1 96 36 60 35
SINCE JAN 1 189 86 103 121
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 82 10:00 PM
LOWEST 26 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 54
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 89 1982
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 33 1960
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:11 PM CDT
MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:12 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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