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CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
434 PM CDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 89 11:57 AM 93 1956 87 2 89
1996
MINIMUM 73 2:28 PM 53 1954 70 3 72
AVERAGE 81 79 2 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 2.66 2008 0.19 -0.16 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.60 3.88 2.72 5.20
SINCE MAR 1 13.52 13.46 0.06 14.68
SINCE JAN 1 18.72 22.77 -4.05 24.80
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 16 14 2 16
MONTH TO DATE 225 247 -22 274
SINCE MAR 1 624 508 116 659
SINCE JAN 1 717 558 159 745
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1:00 AM
LOWEST 63 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 79
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 93 1996
2000
2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 50 1993
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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