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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
231 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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 2:40 PM 87 1972 79 4 78
2012
MINIMUM 69 5:46 AM 42 1961 62 7 63
AVERAGE 76 70 6 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 3.27 1973 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 2.65 -1.61 0.75
SINCE MAR 1 4.24 7.01 -2.77 5.00
SINCE JAN 1 9.44 16.32 -6.88 15.12
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 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 1 22 -21 13
SINCE MAR 1 58 140 -82 75
SINCE JUL 1 931 1170 -239 965
COOLING
YESTERDAY 11 6 5 6
MONTH TO DATE 114 78 36 108
SINCE MAR 1 274 159 115 221
SINCE JAN 1 367 209 158 307
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 6:00 AM
LOWEST 61 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 91 2006
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 41 1962
1983
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 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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