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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
234 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 84 2:51 PM 95 2018 85 -1 91
MINIMUM 71 5:01 AM 46 1973 69 2 77
AVERAGE 78 77 1 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.49 1980 0.16 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.74 2.79 2.95 5.19
SINCE MAR 1 12.66 12.37 0.29 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 17.86 21.68 -3.82 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 13 12 1 19
MONTH TO DATE 132 169 -37 169
SINCE MAR 1 531 430 101 554
SINCE JAN 1 624 480 144 640
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 84 1:00 AM
LOWEST 53 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 69
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 2018
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 51 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT
MAY 18 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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