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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
232 AM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 80 6:00 PM 92 2005 87 -7 82
2012
MINIMUM 73 11:28 AM 53 1981 70 3 74
AVERAGE 77 78 -1 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.39 2.78 1966 0.19 0.20 0.01
MONTH TO DATE 6.57 3.69 2.88 5.20
SINCE MAR 1 13.49 13.27 0.22 14.68
SINCE JAN 1 18.69 22.58 -3.89 24.80
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 12 13 -1 13
MONTH TO DATE 209 233 -24 258
SINCE MAR 1 608 494 114 643
SINCE JAN 1 701 544 157 729
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1:00 PM
LOWEST 82 9:00 AM
AVERAGE 88
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 93 1956
1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 53 1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:04 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 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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