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Dangerous Heat Builds and Expands; Critical Fire Weather for the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms for Plains and Midwest

Dangerous to record breaking heat will build across the center of the nation and slowly build eastward this week. Wildfire conditions remain critical for the Southwest and portions of the Great Basin through Monday. For the northern Plains and upper Midwest, severe thunderstorms with the potential for large to very large hail and severe winds are the primary hazards. Read More >

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Climate Data for June 29
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 91 73 100 (1914) 63 (1958) 2.02 (2017)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 89 75 98 (1969) 60 (1974) 5.45 (2017)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 90 71 102 (1969) 57 (1974) 1.86 (1978)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 93 76 98 (2009) 63 (1958) 2.38 (1975)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 91 76 97 (2009) 62 (1974) 2.43 (1978)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 89 74 97 (1978) 66 (2006) 1.71 (2010)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 2008: Heavy rainfall flooded Interstate 10 at the 610 split in New Orleans with up to one foot of water.