Environmental Atlas of the Lake Pontchartrain Basin

	Physical Environments: Climate | Hurricane History | Circulation | Wave Climate | Relative Sea Level | Relative Sea Level Rise

Physical Environments - Climate

• Introduction
• New Orleans Climate History 1954-2000
• Baton Rouge Climate History 1960-2000
• Covington Climate History 1930-2000
• Slidell Climate History 1960-2000
• Plaquemines Climate History 1960-2000
• Buras Climate History 1948-2000
• National Data Buoy Climate History 1981-1993

	Covington Climate Records: Record High: 40°C (104°F) July 7, 2000 Record Low: -14°C (7°F) January 21, 1985 Record Monthly Precipitation: 48.87 cm (19.24 in) March 1947
Figure 9: Record high and low temperatures and record monthly precipitation for the Covington area.

Figure 10: Average monthly high and low temperatures (°F) for the Covington area for the years 1930-2000.

Figure 11: Average monthly precipitation and number of rain days for the Covington area for the years 1930-2000.

Source and acknowledgement: Historical climate data were provided by the Southern Regional Climate Center, Baton Rouge. Their contribution and cooperation in this project is greatly appreciated.