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Heavy Rain Continues in Florida; Cold Front Brings Thunderstorms and Showers to Central US

Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for October 6
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 84 62 97 (1904) 42 (1932) 2.2 (1998)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 82 66 94 (1909) 44 (1932) 1.84 (1970)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 83 60 92 (1954) 40 (1985) 2.16 (1998)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 86 68 95 (1947) 47 (1921) 1.95 (2000)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 84 68 91 (2019) 49 (1985) 1.23 (1982)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 82 63 94 (1963) 44 (2010) 3.02 (1965)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 2000: In Lafourche Parish five homes sustained water damage when nearly six inches of rain fell in less than three hours.