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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT FRI MAY 01 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 77 2:40 PM 89 1953 82 -5 85
1955
2002
MINIMUM 70 6:27 PM 46 1965 65 5 73
AVERAGE 74 73 1 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.80 2.89 2017 0.19 0.61 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.72 5.22 -1.50 5.23
SINCE MAR 1 6.92 9.58 -2.66 9.48
SINCE JAN 1 12.12 18.89 -6.77 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 9 9 0 14
MONTH TO DATE 239 180 59 272
SINCE MAR 1 399 261 138 385
SINCE JAN 1 492 311 181 471
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 10:00 AM
LOWEST 82 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 90
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1978
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1965
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 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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