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Climate Data for March 16

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	73	51	88 (1921)	30 (1909)	2.5 (1894)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	69	53	82 (1921)	31 (1937)	3.27 (1946)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	71	48	86 (2002)	26 (1988)	1.55 (1998)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	75	56	87 (1955)	34 (1910)	2.23 (1990)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	72	55	87 (1955)	38 (1988)	1.61 (1993)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	70	52	84 (2002)	34 (1999)	3.14 (1969)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
An isolated severe thunderstorm spawned a tornado that touched down in the University City subdivision of Kenner, LA. Along its half-mile path, the F2 tornado damaged 15 homes - completely leveling 6 of them. Two residents of one of the homes were injured. In all the tornado caused an estimated $250K in damage. Peak winds at Lakefront Airport reached 86 mph from this storm.

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