Heavy Rainfall Across South Texas; Heat in the West

Excessive rainfall may produce locally considerable flash flooding over parts of South Texas, the western Gulf Coast, and Lower Mississippi River Valley through Thursday. Hot temperatures will persist over central and northern California and the Pacific Northwest through today. Read More >

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Climate Data for June 16

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	91	72	98 (1936)	56 (1917)	1.85 (1940)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	88	74	99 (1952)	57 (1917)	3.62 (1965)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	90	69	97 (2009)	58 (1995)	1.71 (1958)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	93	75	98 (2005)	60 (1917)	2.47 (1899)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	90	75	97 (2011)	63 (1995)	2.22 (1973)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	88	72	97 (1963)	61 (1995)	1.06 (2000)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near Morgan City, LA. Tropical storm force winds were experienced as far east as New Orleans - where the pressure fell to 29.34 inches. The storm was responsible for 7 deaths and an estimated $2.6 million in damage (the equivalent of roughly $42 million in 2010).

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Heavy Rainfall Across South Texas; Heat in the West

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data