CDUS44 KLIX 202148 CLIMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 448 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 2:44 PM 88 1982 73 3 69 MINIMUM 51 6:09 AM 31 1965 56 -5 53 AVERAGE 64 64 0 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.87 1985 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.11 2.81 0.30 1.76 SINCE MAR 1 3.11 2.81 0.30 1.76 SINCE JAN 1 8.31 12.12 -3.81 11.88 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 1 3 -2 4 MONTH TO DATE 57 91 -34 51 SINCE MAR 1 57 91 -34 51 SINCE JUL 1 930 1121 -191 941 COOLING TODAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 96 45 51 42 SINCE MAR 1 96 45 51 42 SINCE JAN 1 189 95 94 128 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 2:00 AM LOWEST 37 1:00 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 321965 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. $$