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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
234 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 78 7:05 AM 91 1952 83 -5 76
2018
MINIMUM 69 11:19 AM 47 1968 67 2 66
AVERAGE 74 75 -1 71
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.64 2025 0.18 -0.14 1.64
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 1.23 1.29 2.92
SINCE MAR 1 9.44 10.81 -1.37 12.40
SINCE JAN 1 14.64 20.12 -5.48 22.52
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 0 0 0 0
SINCE MAR 1 58 145 -87 75
SINCE JUL 1 931 1175 -244 965
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 10 -1 6
MONTH TO DATE 35 67 -32 72
SINCE MAR 1 434 328 106 457
SINCE JAN 1 527 378 149 543
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM
LOWEST 76 8:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 91 1998
2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 48 1992
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:43 PM CDT
MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 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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