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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
233 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 87 3:25 PM 97 2018 85 2 90
MINIMUM 70 3:39 AM 52 1971 69 1 75
AVERAGE 79 77 2 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.48 2004 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.74 2.63 3.11 5.19
SINCE MAR 1 12.66 12.21 0.45 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 17.86 21.52 -3.66 24.79
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 14 12 2 18
MONTH TO DATE 119 157 -38 150
SINCE MAR 1 518 418 100 535
SINCE JAN 1 611 468 143 621
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2
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 87 2:00 AM
LOWEST 53 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 70
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 46 1973
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:07 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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