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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for April 30
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 82 61 92 (1952) 42 (1908) 3.92 (1975)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 79 64 90 (1943) 43 (1918) 2.13 (2005)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 80 58 91 (1987) 43 (1965) 3.18 (1975)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 84 66 92 (1943) 46 (1916) 2.56 (2004)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 82 65 89 (2002) 46 (1965) 2.89 (2017)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 79 61 89 (1999) 47 (1996) 1.0 (2005)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1981: A F1 tornado touched down briefly in Reserve, LA (St. John the Baptist Parish), damaging 3 homes, an apartment building and several trees.