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CLIMSY

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
250 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         82   3:28 PM  87    2001  78      4       80
                                      2012
  MINIMUM         68   3:39 AM  46    2008  62      6       63
  AVERAGE         75                        70      5       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1974   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      2.47  -1.43     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1      4.24                      6.83  -2.59     5.00
  SINCE JAN 1      9.44                     16.14  -6.70    15.12

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                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        21    -20       13
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       139    -81       75
  SINCE JUL 1    931                      1169   -238      965

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        7
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        72     31      102
  SINCE MAR 1    263                       153    110      215
  SINCE JAN 1    356                       203    153      301
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


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    93           4:00 AM
 LOWEST     41           2:00 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        87      1972
                                             2012
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        42      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE   6:33 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:29 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE   6:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:30 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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