CXUS54 KLIX 011414 CLMMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 914 AM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 89 03/18/1982 LOW 17 03/22/2016 HIGHEST 83 03/09 MM MM 86 03/30 03/10 03/11 LOWEST 41 03/17 MM MM 41 03/21 03/18 AVG. MAXIMUM 77.2 72.3 4.9 76.1 AVG. MINIMUM 58.9 55.3 3.6 56.5 MEAN 68.1 63.8 4.3 66.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.2 -0.2 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 19.09 1948 MINIMUM 0.24 1955 TOTALS 3.20 4.36 -1.16 4.25 DAILY AVG. 0.11 0.14 -0.03 0.14 DAYS >= .01 8 8.1 -0.1 8 DAYS >= .10 4 5.1 -1.1 6 DAYS >= .50 3 2.4 0.6 4 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.6 -0.6 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.29 03/07 TO 03/08 1.38 03/31 TO 03/31 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 57 118 -61 62 SINCE 7/1 930 1149 -219 MM COOLING TOTAL 160 81 79 113 SINCE 1/1 253 131 122 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/330 DATE 03/16 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 43/320 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.45 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 10 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 18 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$