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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
233 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 12:40 PM 94 1998 86 1 91
MINIMUM 72 4:15 PM 55 1976 70 2 79
AVERAGE 80 78 2 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.44 2.62 1955 0.18 0.26 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.18 3.50 2.68 5.19
SINCE MAR 1 13.10 13.08 0.02 14.67
SINCE JAN 1 18.30 22.39 -4.09 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 15 13 2 20
MONTH TO DATE 197 220 -23 245
SINCE MAR 1 596 481 115 630
SINCE JAN 1 689 531 158 716
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
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 TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 92 2005
2012
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 53 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:51 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 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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