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CDUS44 KLIX 182150  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
450 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2026
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 1:53 PM 91 1987 79 7 83  
MINIMUM 67 4:11 AM 43 1961 62 5 69  
1999  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 76  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.40 1991 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.04 3.02 -1.98 0.75  
SINCE MAR 1 4.24 7.38 -3.14 5.00  
SINCE JAN 1 9.44 16.69 -7.25 15.12  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 24 -23 13  
SINCE MAR 1 58 142 -84 75  
SINCE JUL 1 931 1172 -241 965  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 11  
MONTH TO DATE 136 90 46 124  
SINCE MAR 1 296 171 125 237  
SINCE JAN 1 389 221 168 323    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 90 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 45 1983  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:30 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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