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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
450 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 87 12:40 PM 94 1998 86 1 91
MINIMUM 76 6:20 AM 55 1976 70 6 79
AVERAGE 82 78 4 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY T 2.62 1955 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 5.74 3.50 2.24 5.19
SINCE MAR 1 12.66 13.08 -0.42 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 17.86 22.39 -4.53 24.79
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 17 13 4 20
MONTH TO DATE 199 220 -21 245
SINCE MAR 1 598 481 117 630
SINCE JAN 1 691 531 160 716
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 5:00 AM
LOWEST 61 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 92 2005
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 53 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 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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