Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

Gusty winds and warm, very dry conditions will lead to a Critical Risk of fire weather across much of the High Plains through Thursday. A Pacific storm system will bring strong winds and precipitation from the Pacific Northwest to the Northern Rockies, with heavy mountain snow in the Sierra-Nevada and northern Rockies. Heavy snow will continue in the northern Rockies on Thursday. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for April 22

	Normal High*	Normal Low*	Record High	Record Low	Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892)	80	58	90 (2008)	42 (1993)	3.56 (1979)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893)	77	62	88 (1987)	40 (1931)	6.14 (1907)
McComb, MS (since 1948)	78	55	88 (1970)	38 (1993)	2.71 (1979)
New Orleans - City (since 1893)	82	64	89 (1932)	45 (1993)	6.73 (1900)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871)	80	63	89 (1955)	46 (1993)	5.31 (1983)
Slidell, LA (since 1956)	77	59	89 (1970)	45 (2021)	2.39 (1983)

*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
Thunderstorms produced large hail and several instances of strong wind gusts. The largest hail (tennis ball sized, 2.5" diameter) fell in Baton Rouge near the intersection of Airline Highway and Old Hammond Road.

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Critical Fire Weather Conditions in the Plains; Heavy Snow in the Sierra and Northern Rockies

New Orleans Area Daily Climate Data