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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Fire Weather Today; Wildfire Smoke Bringing Unhealthy Air Quality to the Pacific Northwest

In southeast Texas, the coastal Carolinas, and much of New Mexico today, showers and thunderstorms may bring excessive rainfall which could lead to areas of flooding. Dry, gusty winds will contribute to scattered areas of elevated to critical fire weather today in the western U.S. Wildfire smoke is causing unhealthy air quality today in parts of the Pacific Northwest and central Plains. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for July 26
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 92 74 100 (1918) 65 (1911) 1.92 (1971)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 90 76 100 (1960) 68 (1911) 5.92 (1945)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 91 71 101 (1995) 65 (2000) 2.49 (2001)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 94 77 100 (1940) 68 (1922) 2.43 (1919)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 92 77 97 (2021) 68 (1991) 2.82 (1991)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 90 74 97 (1962) 67 (2000) 2.05 (2001)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1997: Heavy rainfall resulted in significant street flooding across Gulfport, MS.