CDUS44 KLIX 062150 CLIMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 450 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 86 2:12 PM 92 1952 83 3 83 MINIMUM 74 5:45 AM 49 1968 67 7 70 AVERAGE 80 75 5 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.01 2.35 1960 0.18 -0.17 1.10 MONTH TO DATE 2.48 1.05 1.43 1.28 SINCE MAR 1 9.40 10.63 -1.23 10.76 SINCE JAN 1 14.60 19.94 -5.34 20.88 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 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 TODAY 15 10 5 12 MONTH TO DATE 26 57 -31 66 SINCE MAR 1 425 318 107 451 SINCE JAN 1 518 368 150 537 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM LOWEST 72 1:00 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1952 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 1968 SUNRISE AND 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. $$