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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
450 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 2:12 PM 92 1952 83 3 83
MINIMUM 74 5:45 AM 49 1968 67 7 70
AVERAGE 80 75 5 77
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.01 2.35 1960 0.18 -0.17 1.10
MONTH TO DATE 2.48 1.05 1.43 1.28
SINCE MAR 1 9.40 10.63 -1.23 10.76
SINCE JAN 1 14.60 19.94 -5.34 20.88
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 15 10 5 12
MONTH TO DATE 26 57 -31 66
SINCE MAR 1 425 318 107 451
SINCE JAN 1 518 368 150 537
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 72 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 85
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1952
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1968
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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