![]() ![]() The earliest recorded hurricane was in October of 1527, striking the mouth of the Mississippi River. Louisiana cities and towns along the Gulf coast, and those further inland, have been impacted by major hurricanes for centuries. ![]() Past Tropical Hurricane Impacts in Louisiana Hurricanes reaching Category 3 and higher are considered major hurricanes because of their potential for significant loss of life and damage. This scale estimates potential property damage. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is a 1 to 5 rating based on a hurricane's sustained wind speed. Current Louisiana Weather Conditions, Weather Radar, and Forecast as Reported in the Center of the State at Alexandria (courtesy of Accuweather)Ī Tropical Depression is a tropical cyclone in which the maximum sustained surface wind speed is 38 mph or or less.Ī tropical cyclone is named as a Tropical Storm when its wind reaches 39mph sustained.Ī cyclone reaching 74mph is classified as a Hurricane. The lowest temperature was -16 degrees, recorded onįebruin Minden. The highest temperature on record was 114 degrees, measured onĪugin Plain Dealing, in extreme northwest Louisiana near Shreveport. Louisiana High and Low Record Temperatures Louisiana averages 27 tornadoes annually. The entire state averages over 60 days of thunderstorms a year, more than any other state except Florida. Louisiana is often affected by tropical cyclones and is very vulnerable to strikes by major hurricanes. Snow is rare, but parts of the state can experience snowfall in winter. Temperatures are generally mildly warm in the winter in the southern part of the state, with highs around New Orleans, Baton Rouge, the rest of south Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico averaging 66 ☏, while the northern part of the state is mildly cool in the winter with highs averaging 59 ☏. In northern Louisiana, the temperatures can sometimes reach near 105 ☏ in the summer. In the summer, the extreme maximum temperature is much warmer in the north than in the south, with temperatures near the Gulf of Mexico occasionally reaching 100 ☏, although temperatures above 95 ☏ are commonplace. Rainfall and humidity decrease, and daily temperature variations increase with distance from the Gulf of Mexico. Precipitation is frequent throughout the year, although the summer is slightly wetter than the rest of the year. Taken 16:29 on Tuesday 6 June 2023 looking North towards Motuihe and Waiheke Islands, on my S 22 plus phone' wrote John.ĭavid wrote 'cold front moving over Half Moon Bay marina, Auckland 6 June 2023.Louisiana has a humid subtropical climate, with long, hot, humid summers and short, mild winters. 'Hello James, a juvenile Black Backed Gull stands sentinel on Maraetai Beach wharf, under a sombre late afternoon sky. Hi James a shot from Warbirds on parade, lucky with the weather with nice scattered Cu for the displays that followed through the day. Taken 10:00 on 10 June 2023' wrote Rosie. ![]() 'Hoar frost and fog over Lake Benmore in -5☌. Again - my trusty iphone6!! Ailsa Greenwood.' 'Hi James, nice display over the Bay of Islands. Taken at Whiritoa at 09:00 with an iPhone 12' wrote Johan. 'Hi James, the front passing by the east coast of the Coromandel on 8 June 2023 stirred up some rough seas. The flight manoeuvred around the storm cloud.' Photo shown here was taken at 13:00 on Tuesday 13 June 2023 and was taken on an iPad. This sequence was taken from flight JQ194 from Queenstown to Coolangata. He wrote 'Not often have I seen a textbook example of an anvil shaped thundercloud. Gavin sent in a sequence of three photographs. Photo of the Day - Wednesday 14 June 2023 ![]()
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