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CDUS44 KLIX 210735  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
235 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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 75 2:25 PM 90 1987 79 -4 84  
MINIMUM 56 11:36 PM 46 1953 63 -7 72  
AVERAGE 66 71 -5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.88 1977 0.18 -0.18 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.37 3.38 -2.01 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.57 7.74 -3.17 5.01  
SINCE JAN 1 9.77 17.05 -7.28 15.13  
 
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 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 25 -24 13  
SINCE MAR 1 58 143 -85 75  
SINCE JUL 1 931 1173 -242 965  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 138 103 35 150  
SINCE MAR 1 298 184 114 263  
SINCE JAN 1 391 234 157 349    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 69 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 27 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 48  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 1950  
1953  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:28 AM CDT SUNSET 7:32 PM CDT  
APRIL 22 2026.........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 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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