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CDUS44 KLIX 232150
CLIMSY
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
450 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 77 9:08 AM 93 1996 87 -10 89
2000
2005
MINIMUM 71 2:44 PM 50 1993 71 0 72
AVERAGE 74 79 -5 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.66 2.26 2007 0.19 0.47 0.38
MONTH TO DATE 7.33 4.07 3.26 5.58
SINCE MAR 1 14.25 13.65 0.60 15.06
SINCE JAN 1 19.45 22.96 -3.51 25.18
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 9 14 -5 16
MONTH TO DATE 234 261 -27 290
SINCE MAR 1 633 522 111 675
SINCE JAN 1 726 572 154 761
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 96 7:00 AM
LOWEST 84 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 90
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 56 1967
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 6:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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