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Daily Climate Graphic

Climate Data for May 19
  Normal High* Normal Low* Record High Record Low Record Precipitation
Baton Rouge (since 1892) 87 66 96 (1956) 49 (2002) 3.6 (1930)
Biloxi, MS (since 1893) 84 69 96 (1962) 46 (1894) 5.63 (1929)
McComb, MS (since 1948) 85 63 93 (1962) 44 (1976) 2.36 (1966)
New Orleans - City (since 1893) 89 70 94 (2018) 49 (1894) 3.92 (1923)
New Orleans Intl Airport - MSY (since 1871) 86 70 92 (1998) 55 (1976) 2.18 (1952)
Slidell, LA (since 1956) 84 67 95 (1962) 49 (2007) 3.9 (1980)
*30 Year Climate Normals from 1991 to 2020
On this day in 1980: At least five different tornadoes touched down across southeast Louisiana and extreme southern Mississippi. The worst of the four was an F3 tornado touched down in Waveland, MS (Hancock County) causing $500K worth of damage to the Gulfview School. Luckily, little damage was done to the school's gymnasium where a graduation ceremony was taking place.