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CDUS44 KLIX 190750  
CLIMSY  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS  
250 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2026  
   
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..THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 96 2:31 PM 99 2023 91 5 96  
MINIMUM 79 5:47 AM 67 1967 77 2 78  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1988 0.23 -0.23 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.18 3.85 -2.67 2.01  
SINCE JUN 1 19.09 18.26 0.83 18.93  
SINCE JAN 1 40.79 42.79 -2.00 46.08  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE JUN 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 JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 23 19 4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 368 342 26 378  
SINCE JUN 1 1541 1449 92 1596  
SINCE JAN 1 2378 2138 240 2496    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 77 69 1948  
1972  
1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2026........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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