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Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for April 20
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 80 58 93 (1908) 39 (2013) 3.23 (1935)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 77 62 90 (1908) 40 (2013) 4.28 (1935)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 78 55 94 (1987) 37 (2013) 2.85 (1977)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 82 63 92 (2006) 44 (1921) 2.5 (1977)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 79 63 90 (1987) 46 (1953) 3.88 (1977)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 77 59 90 (1987) 39 (2013) 1.79 (2020)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1982: An F2 tornado touched down on shore near Waveland, MS (Hancock County). The tornado moved east across Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian and Long Beach.