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Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

New 30 Year (1991-2020) Climate Normals Now Available

 

Baton Rouge Ryan Field (BTR) Monthly and Annual 30 Year Climate Normals

Monthly/Annual  Previous Avg. High Temp (F) Current Avg. High Temp (F) Previous Avg. Low Temp (F) Current Avg. Low Temp (F)  Previous Avg. Daily Temp (F) Current Avg. Daily Temp (F) Previous Avg.  Precip. (in.) Current Avg.  Precip. (in.)
January 62.3 62.3 41.2 41.6 51.7 52.0 5.72 6.36
February 65.7 66.6 44.5 45.3 55.1 55.9 5.04 4.42
March 72.7 73.0 50.3 51.0 61.5 62.0 4.41 4.46
April 79.3 79.1 56.8 56.9 68.1 68.0 4.46 5.08
May 86.2 85.8 65.2 65.1 75.7 75.5 4.89 5.23
June 90.9 90.5 71.4 71.5 81.1 81.0 6.41 6.45
July 92.2 91.9 73.7 73.8 83.0 82.9 4.96 5.09
August 92.5 92.2 73.4 73.3 82.9 82.8 5.82 6.37
September 88.7 88.7 68.5 68.9 78.6 78.8 4.54 4.42
October 80.8 80.9 57.9 58.1 69.3 69.5 4.70 4.84
November 71.9 71.0 48.9 47.8 60.4 59.4 4.10 3.90
December 64.1 64.3 42.7 43.3 53.4 53.8 5.60 5.32
Annual 78.9 78.9 57.9 58.0 68.4 68.5 60.65 61.94

 

New Orleans International Airport (MSY) Monthly and Annual 30 Year Climate Normals

Monthly/Annual  Previous Avg. High Temp (F) Current Avg. High Temp (F) Previous Avg. Low Temp (F) Current Avg. Low Temp (F)  Previous Avg. Daily Temp (F) Current Avg. Daily Temp (F) Previous Avg. Precip. (in.) Current Avg. Precip. (in.)
January 62.1 62.5 44.7 46.1 53.4 54.3 5.15 5.18
February 65.4 66.4 48.0 49.7 56.7 58.0 5.30 4.13
March 71.8 72.3 53.5 55.3 62.6 63.8 4.55 4.36
April 78.2 78.5 60.0 61.7 69.1 70.1 4.61 5.22
May 85.2 85.3 68.1 69.0 76.7 77.1 4.63 5.64
June 89.5 90.0 73.5 74.7 81.5 82.4 8.06 7.62
July 91.2 91.4 75.3 76.5 83.3 83.9 5.93 6.79
August 91.2 91.3 75.3 76.6 83.3 84.0 5.98 6.91
September 87.5 88.1 72.0 73.5 79.7 80.8 4.97 5.11
October 80.0 80.6 62.6 64.3 71.3 72.5 3.54 3.70
November 71.8 71.2 53.5 53.7 62.7 62.4 4.49 3.87
December 64.4 64.8 46.9 48.4 55.6 56.6 5.24 4.82
Annual 78.2 78.5 61.1 62.5 69.7 70.5 62.45 63.35

 

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) Monthly and Annual 30 Year Climate Normals

Monthly/Annual  Previous Avg. High Temp (F) Current Avg. High Temp (F) Previous Avg. Low Temp (F) Current Avg. Low Temp (F)  Previous Avg. Daily Temp (F) Current Avg. Daily Temp (F) Previous Avg. Precip. (in.) Current Avg. Precip. (in.)
January 60.3 61.3 41.4 42.4 50.8 51.8 5.19 4.87
February 63.4 64.8 44.2 46.2 53.8 55.5 5.23 4.44
March 68.6 70.4 50.1 51.8 59.3 61.1 5.99 5.22
April 76.0 76.5 57.4 58.4 66.7 67.5 4.56 5.51
May 83.5 83.6 65.2 66.4 74.3 75.0 5.11 4.74
June 88.5 88.7 72.1 73.2 80.3 80.9 6.39 6.89
July 90.7 90.4 74.0 74.9 82.4 82.7 7.21 7.21
August 90.7 90.7 74.0 74.6 82.4 82.6 6.28 6.53
September 87.1 87.8 69.2 70.6 78.2 79.2 5.63 5.18
October 79.8 79.9 58.5 60.1 69.2 70.0 3.55 3.71
November 70.9 70.0 49.7 49.2 60.3 59.6 4.64 4.03
December 62.5 63.5 43.8 44.6 53.1 54.0 4.90 4.49
Annual 76.8 77.3 58.3 59.4 67.6 68.3 64.68 62.82

 

McComb Airport (MCB) Monthly and Annual 30 Year Climate Normals

Monthly/Annual  Previous Avg. High Temp (F) Current Avg. High Temp (F) Previous Avg. Low Temp (F) Current Avg. Low Temp (F)  Previous Avg. Daily Temp (F) Current Avg. Daily Temp (F) Previous Avg. Precip. (in.) Current Avg. Precip. (in.)
January 59.1 59.8 37.6 38.4 48.4 49.1 6.08 6.40
February 62.9 64.2 40.7 41.9 51.8 53.0 5.67 5.13
March 70.3 71.0 46.8 47.9 58.6 59.5 5.82 5.51
April 76.9 77.0 53.2 54.0 65.1 65.5 4.88 5.02
May 83.7 84.1 61.8 62.1 72.7 73.1 4.49 4.55
June 89.2 89.4 68.1 68.9 78.6 79.2 5.25 5.18
July 91.1 91.0 70.5 71.1 80.8 81.1 5.56 5.95
August 91.0 91.1 70.3 70.9 80.7 81.0 5.36 5.83
September 86.7 87.2 65.6 66.6 76.1 76.9 4.41 4.30
October 78.3 79.1 55.1 55.9 66.7 67.5 3.75 3.79
November 69.1 68.6 45.9 45.3 57.5 56.9 4.38 3.91
December 60.7 61.7 39.6 40.6 50.1 51.1 5.44 5.03
Annual 76.6 77.0 54.6 55.3 65.6 66.2 61.09 60.60

 

New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW) Monthly and Annual 30 Year Climate Normals

Monthly/Annual  Previous Avg. High Temp (F) Current Avg. High Temp (F) Previous Avg. Low Temp (F) Current Avg. Low Temp (F)  Previous Avg. Daily Temp (F) Current Avg. Daily Temp (F) Previous Avg. Precip. (in.) Current Avg. Precip. (in.)
January 60.0 61.0 46.4 46.9 53.2 54.0 5.12 5.26
February 64.2 65.3 49.8 50.8 57.0 58.1 4.86 4.08
March 70.5 71.4 56.0 56.8 63.2 64.1 4.75 4.63
April 77.4 77.7 62.8 63.4 70.1 70.6 4.01 5.87
May 84.6 84.6 70.7 70.9 77.7 77.7 4.34 4.94
June 89.2 89.3 75.9 76.4 82.5 82.9 6.60 6.04
July 90.5 90.6 77.9 78.2 84.2 84.4 5.68 6.29
August 90.8 90.8 78.2 78.6 84.5 84.7 5.22 6.46
September 86.7 87.2 74.6 75.6 80.6 81.4 4.12 4.64
October 78.7 79.2 66.1 66.6 72.4 72.9 3.10 3.64
November 70.7 69.8 56.7 56.3 63.7 63.1 4.10 3.64
December 62.6 63.4 48.8 49.5 55.7 56.4 4.87 4.63
Annual 77.2 77.5 63.7 64.2 70.4 70.8 56.77 60.12