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

	Buras Climate Records: Record High: 38°C (101°F) August 3, 1961 Record Low: -12°C (10°F) January 12, 1962 Record Monthly Precipitation: 40.64 cm (16 in) July 1997
Figure 18: Record high and low temperatures and record monthly precipitation for the Buras area.

	Figure 19: Average monthly high and low temperatures (°F) for the Buras area for the years 1948-2000.

	Figure 20: Average monthly precipitation and number of rain days for the Buras area for the years 1948-2000*. * Missing historical climate data for 1969-1989.

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.