Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
287 CXUS54 KLIX 011428 CLMMSY CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 928 AM CDT SUN SEP 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1946 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 105 08/27/2023 LOW 60 08/30/1968 HIGHEST 98 08/13 MM MM 105 08/27 08/14 08/18 LOWEST 73 08/22 MM MM 72 08/17 08/24 AVG. MAXIMUM 94.5 91.3 3.2 98.2 AVG. MINIMUM 77.5 76.6 0.9 79.9 MEAN 86.0 84.0 2.0 89.1 DAYS MAX >= 90 28 23.0 5.0 31 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 18.61 2012 MINIMUM 1.61 2011 TOTALS 2.57 6.91 -4.34 2.97 DAILY AVG. 0.08 0.22 -0.14 0.10 DAYS >= .01 7 13.6 -6.6 4 DAYS >= .10 5 9.5 -4.5 2 DAYS >= .50 2 4.3 -2.3 2 DAYS >= 1.00 1 2.1 -1.1 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.30 08/29 TO 08/30 1.60 08/15 TO 08/15 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM SNOW DEPTH MM MM TOTALS 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.0 0.0 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 0 0 0 0 SINCE 7/1 0 0 0 MM COOLING TOTAL 659 587 72 752 SINCE 1/1 2716 2383 333 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 29/100 DATE 08/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 38/090 DATE 08/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 72 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 11 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 6 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 6 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 0 HAZE 3 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$