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CDUS44 KLIX 022150
CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 02 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 73 2:59 PM 92 2002 82 -9 84
MINIMUM 57 5:53 AM 49 1965 66 -9 69
1971
AVERAGE 65 74 -9 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.13 1.77 1961 0.18 -0.05 0.02
MONTH TO DATE 2.47 0.35 2.12 0.02
SINCE MAR 1 9.39 9.93 -0.54 9.50
SINCE JAN 1 14.59 19.24 -4.65 19.62
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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 58 145 -87 75
SINCE JUL 1 931 1175 -244 965
COOLING
TODAY 0 9 -9 12
MONTH TO DATE 1 18 -17 25
SINCE MAR 1 400 279 121 410
SINCE JAN 1 493 329 164 496
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM
LOWEST 35 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 90 2002
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 51 1988
2004
2013
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 2 2026...........SUNRISE 6:17 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT
MAY 3 2026...........SUNRISE 6:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 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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