CDUS44 KLIX 060750 CLIMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 250 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 83 12:53 PM 92 1952 83 0 82 MINIMUM 63 2:37 AM 47 1973 66 -3 67 AVERAGE 73 75 -2 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.79 1981 0.18 -0.18 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 2.47 0.87 1.60 0.18 SINCE MAR 1 9.39 10.45 -1.06 9.66 SINCE JAN 1 14.59 19.76 -5.17 19.78 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 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 YESTERDAY 8 10 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 11 47 -36 54 SINCE MAR 1 410 308 102 439 SINCE JAN 1 503 358 145 525 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 9:00 PM LOWEST 59 1:00 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 92 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 49 1968 SUNRISEAND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$