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

	Slidell Climate Records: Record High: 40°C (104°F) June 21, 1964 Record Low: -13°C (8°F) January 21, 1985 Record Monthly Precipitation: 66.40 cm (26.14 in) May 1995
Figure 12: Record high and low temperatures and record monthly precipitation for the Slidell area.

Figure 13: Average monthly high and low temperatures (°F) for the Slidell area for the years 1960-2000.

Figure 14: Average monthly precipitation and number of rain days for the Slidell area for the years 1960-2000.

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.