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Severe Weather and Heavy Rain for the Plains and Mid-Atlantic; Building Heat in the West

Severe thunderstorms will remain possible in the Mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain will also be possible in the central/southern Plains on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hazardous heat will linger across the southern U.S. and build across the West through mid-week. Hot and dry weather will create Elevated to Critical fire weather conditions in the Four Corners Region. Read More >

Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for June 23
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 91 73 99 (2009) 60 (1902) 1.9 (1911)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 89 75 100 (2009) 65 (1902) 1.51 (1971)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 90 70 102 (2009) 62 (1992) 1.94 (1954)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 93 76 102 (2009) 65 (1917) 3.81 (1896)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 91 76 99 (2009) 65 (1966) 1.65 (2014)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 89 73 98 (1969) 65 (2001) 1.29 (2003)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1927: For the 16th consecutive day the New Orleans area experienced some form of precipitation. This was the first of two times this happened in history. The other occurred from late July through early August of 1977.