CDUS44 KLIX 200750 CLIMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 250 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 72 3:42 PM 87 1963 73 -1 82 1982 MINIMUM 43 6:03 AM 38 1962 56 -13 62 1967 AVERAGE 58 64 -6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY MM 2.49 1964 0.14 MM T MONTH TO DATE 3.11 2.68 0.43 1.76 SINCE MAR 1 3.11 2.68 0.43 1.76 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 11.99 -3.68 11.88 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 56 88 -32 47 SINCE MAR 1 56 88 -32 47 SINCE JUL 1 929 1118 -189 937 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 7 MONTH TO DATE 96 42 54 42 SINCE MAR 1 96 42 54 42 SINCE JAN 1 189 92 97 128 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM LOWEST 25 12:00 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:03 AM CDT SUNSET 7:13 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$