CDUS44 KLIX 180734 CLIMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 234 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 86 2:59 PM 94 2018 86 0 91 MINIMUM 73 4:21 AM 51 1967 69 4 77 AVERAGE 80 78 2 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.55 2004 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.74 2.97 2.77 5.19 SINCE MAR 1 12.66 12.55 0.11 14.67 SINCE JAN 1 17.86 21.86 -4.00 24.79 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 15 12 3 19 MONTH TO DATE 147 181 -34 188 SINCE MAR 1 546 442 104 573 SINCE JAN 1 639 492 147 659 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 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 88 6:00 AM LOWEST 63 3:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 55 19671971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:06 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:05 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$