But lately, rain chances have been at 90%, he said, and the storms have dropped torrential rain. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Climatic Data Center, URL: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/la/nwis/current?group_key=basin_cd&precipitation_interval=p01h_va,p04h_va,p12h_va,p24h_va,p02d_va,p07d_va,p28d_va&PARAmeter_cd=STATION_NM,DATETIME,00045 Hypothesized causes for this difference in warming rates include increased cloud cover and precipitation, increased small particles from coal burning, natural factors related to forest regrowth, decreased heat flux due to irrigation, and multidecadal variability in North Atlantic and tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures. Downtown New Orleans got 1.73". Seven months out of the year recorded above average rainfall totals. In: Kennedy, C., 2012: Thriving on a Tools Environment. Customize table to display other current-condition parameters, Precip at Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, LA, Precip at Twelvemile Bayou nr Mooringsport, LA, Precip at Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, LA, Precip @ Slough Bayou @ Bancroft Blvd @ W. Monroe, Precip at Bayou De Siard at NE Drive at Monroe, La, Precip at Bayou Bonne Idee east of Oak Ridge, LA, Precip Bayou D'Arbonne at Hwy 151 E of Dubach, LA, Precip at Byd De Loutre nr Sterlington, LA, Precip @ Big Colewa Byu @ Prince Rd nr Pioneer, LA, Precip at Middle Fk Byu D'Arbonne nr Bernice, LA, Precip Bayou Bartholomew at Hwy 425 nr Beekman, LA, Pearl River Navigation Canal Lock and Dam No. It has rained almost every day this month in New Orleans, according to the National Weather Service, and another wet week is in the forecast. Explore the NEWUSGS National Water Dashboardinteractive map to access real-time water data from over 13,500 stations nationwide. Updated The only time its flooded like this in the last little while was during Hurricane Delta, said Williams. The next storm name will be Elsa. // ]]> Louisiana Annual Precipitation Average - 60.09 inches, 2nd wettest state in the U.S. Louisiana Tornado Average - 24.6 per year - 11th most in the U.S. Largest reported 2. Lamar scored early and often No. There was a problem saving your notification. Temperatures in Louisiana have risen by 0.5F since the beginning of the 20th century, less than a third of the warming for the contiguous United States, but the warmest consecutive 5-year interval was the most recent, 20162020. FOIA During the last week of 2021, repeat thunderstorms did not add much to the total. appreciated. The heavy rain is causing the Comite and Amite rivers near Baton Rouge to rise. Heavy precipitation will also revisit much of coastal Louisiana this weekend as recent weather model trends have shifted the axis of heaviest rainfall slightly eastward. Parts of south Baton Rouge and the river parishes likely saw even higher totals. A truck is stranded in the flooded streets of Lake Charles. Due to subsidence, relative sea level rise at some locations is more than 4 times the global rate. "There are some years you get in these patterns. Feel like it rains every day? The most significant drought conditions are across northern Louisiana. In a wetter than average year, here's how much rain fell in south Louisiana. Monthly Rainfall Analysis Three hurricanes made landfall in Louisiana in 2020, the strongest being Hurricane Laura (Category 4). // <! [CDATA[ NOAA NCEI, n.d.: Climate at a Glance: Hall, R. Horton, K. Knuuti, R. Moss, J. Obeysekera, A. This years spring season has brought an unprecedented amount of rain and flash flooding to many of our communities, and I urge Texans throughout the eastern and southern regions of the state to remain alert to changing weather conditions and heed the guidance of their local officials, Gov. Tropical Storm Claudette to bring flooding rain over Southeast Louisiana is located between the Gulf of Mexico and the southern end of the vast, relatively flat plains of central North America, which extend from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Mexico. Everything is bigger in Texas -- but these recent rainfall totals are Each place has a total for the amount of precipitation it usually receives in a year along with information on the number of days with wet weather. Needham, H.F., B.D. Farther east on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain, river levels are rising and are forecast to reach minor flood stage. Both the flood and drought were tied to La Nia conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, which caused storm tracks to shift to the north across the Ohio River valley, bypassing Louisiana and producing drought conditions. As of Wednesday, Louis Armstrong International Airport in Kenner measured 86.08 inches of rain, compared to an average 63.35 inches. It's been an unusually wet summer pattern, Phillips said. It won't stop raining in the New Orleans area. Experts explain why Expect rain chances to remain high, especially this weekend, with a 70% chance both Saturday and Sunday. We expect that if you include the most recent data which has seen more extreme rainfall then your intuition would say wed have to design our infrastructure for more of these extreme events higher levees, bigger retention ponds (and) bigger pipes, he said. The Mississippi River level around Baton Rouge briefly rose slightly early Tuesday, but it is forecast to steadily fall the rest of the week and stay below flood stage. WBRZ-TV reports that more than 250 water-related rescues were made in East Baton Rouge Parish overnight.