Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

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Climate Data for May 8

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	84	63	96 (1922)	46 (1992)	8.1 (1907)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	81	66	90 (1896)	47 (1992)	5.41 (1972)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	82	60	92 (2003)	44 (1992)	2.4 (1995)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	86	68	94 (2018)	50 (1911)	10.94 (1995)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	84	67	91 (2018)	48 (1992)	12.24 (1995)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	81	64	91 (1956)	51 (1999)	1.89 (1991)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
Widespread rainfall totals of 8 to 12 inches with some locally higher amounts fell in less than 4 hours. The New Orleans International Airport recorded 12.24 inches of rain. The rain gauge at Audubon Park recorded 8.5 inches of rain in just 2 hours. Other rainfall totals indicated 13 to 14 inches of rain fell with one observer reporting a total of 18 inches! Price tag well over $3 billion.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data