Spring Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Snow Early This Week

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon and evening from east Texas into western Alabama. Damaging winds, large hail, and a couple of tornadoes will be possible. Excessive rainfall in this area may lead to flooding as well. Late-season snow is expected over parts of the central Rockies including the Denver Metro tonight into Wednesday. Read More >

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Climate Data for May 4

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	83	62	94 (1952)	40 (2013)	4.75 (2007)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	80	65	94 (1952)	42 (2013)	1.78 (1967)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	81	59	91 (1952)	35 (2013)	3.61 (1958)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	85	67	93 (2002)	46 (2013)	5.52 (2007)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	83	66	92 (1952)	46 (2013)	4.2 (2007)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	80	62	90 (2002)	39 (2013)	5.48 (1978)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
Thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall dumped 3 to 5 inches on already saturated ground across the Baton Rouge area leading to flooding of roadways with up to 3 feet of water. Across the New Orleans area, a typical Bowl Effect flood occurred as widespread rainfall of 3 to 4 inches with some locally higher amounts were recorded. The largest rainfall report was from Algiers, 7.52 inches.

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Spring Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rainfall, and Snow Early This Week

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data