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CDUS44 KLIX 280750  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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 85 3:27 PM 89 1964 81 4 84  
1987  
MINIMUM 73 6:07 AM 47 1973 64 9 70  
AVERAGE 79 73 6 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.31 2015 0.20 -0.20 0.08  
MONTH TO DATE 2.91 4.65 -1.74 5.23  
SINCE MAR 1 6.11 9.01 -2.90 9.48  
SINCE JAN 1 11.31 18.32 -7.01 19.60  
 
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 14 8 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 202 155 47 233  
SINCE MAR 1 362 236 126 346  
SINCE JAN 1 455 286 169 432    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 91 1948  
1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 44 1973  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 28 2026.........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 29 2026.........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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