Shreveport, Louisiana Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Climate === Shreveport has a [[humid subtropical climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification]] ''Cfa''). Rainfall is abundant, with the normal annual precipitation averaging over {{convert|51|in|mm}}, with monthly averages ranging from less than {{convert|3|in|mm}} in August to more than {{convert|5|in|mm}} in June. Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, [[hail]], damaging winds and [[tornadoes]] occur in the area during the spring and summer months. The winter months are normally mild, with an average of 35 days of freezing or below-freezing temperatures per year, with ice and [[Ice pellets|sleet]] storms possible. Summer months are hot and humid, with maximum temperatures exceeding {{convert|90|°F}} on an average of 91 days per year, with high to very high relative average humidity. The extreme temperatures range from {{convert|−5|°F}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 12, 1899]],<ref name= nws/> to {{convert|110|°F}} on August 18, 1909, and August 25 and 26, 2023.<ref name= nws/> Shreveport is home to a branch of the [[National Weather Service Shreveport, Louisiana|National Weather Service]] which provides forecasts and warnings for the greater [[Ark-La-Tex]] region. {{Weather box |location = Shreveport, Louisiana ([[Shreveport Regional Airport]]), 1991–2020 normals,<ref>Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the expected highest and lowest temperature readings at any point during the year or given month) calculated based on data at said location from 1991 to 2020.</ref> extremes 1871–present |single line = Y |Jan record high F = 85 |Feb record high F = 89 |Mar record high F = 92 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 102 |Jun record high F = 104 |Jul record high F = 108 |Aug record high F = 110 |Sep record high F = 109 |Oct record high F = 99 |Nov record high F = 88 |Dec record high F = 84 |year record high F = 110 |Jan avg record high F = 76.4 |Feb avg record high F = 79.1 |Mar avg record high F = 84.6 |Apr avg record high F = 87.5 |May avg record high F = 92.4 |Jun avg record high F = 96.3 |Jul avg record high F = 100.2 |Aug avg record high F = 101.4 |Sep avg record high F = 98.0 |Oct avg record high F = 91.3 |Nov avg record high F = 82.2 |Dec avg record high F = 77.4 |year avg record high F = 102.6 |Jan high F = 58.4 |Feb high F = 62.6 |Mar high F = 70.4 |Apr high F = 77.5 |May high F = 84.6 |Jun high F = 91.1 |Jul high F = 94.3 |Aug high F = 94.9 |Sep high F = 89.6 |Oct high F = 79.3 |Nov high F = 67.9 |Dec high F = 59.9 |year high F = 77.5 |Jan mean F = 47.9 |Feb mean F = 51.8 |Mar mean F = 59.0 |Apr mean F = 65.9 |May mean F = 74.0 |Jun mean F = 80.9 |Jul mean F = 83.9 |Aug mean F = 84.0 |Sep mean F = 78.3 |Oct mean F = 67.4 |Nov mean F = 56.6 |Dec mean F = 49.5 |year mean F = 66.6 |Jan low F = 37.3 |Feb low F = 41.0 |Mar low F = 47.7 |Apr low F = 54.3 |May low F = 63.5 |Jun low F = 70.6 |Jul low F = 73.5 |Aug low F = 73.0 |Sep low F = 67.0 |Oct low F = 55.4 |Nov low F = 45.3 |Dec low F = 39.0 |year low F = 55.6 |Jan avg record low F = 21.2 |Feb avg record low F = 26.3 |Mar avg record low F = 30.4 |Apr avg record low F = 38.3 |May avg record low F = 49.6 |Jun avg record low F = 62.3 |Jul avg record low F = 68.0 |Aug avg record low F = 65.9 |Sep avg record low F = 54.3 |Oct avg record low F = 39.0 |Nov avg record low F = 28.8 |Dec avg record low F = 24.3 |year avg record low F = 19.5 |Jan record low F = −2 |Feb record low F = −5 |Mar record low F = 15 |Apr record low F = 31 |May record low F = 39 |Jun record low F = 52 |Jul record low F = 58 |Aug record low F = 53 |Sep record low F = 42 |Oct record low F = 28 |Nov record low F = 16 |Dec record low F = 5 |year record low F = -5 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 4.40 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.30 |Mar precipitation inch = 4.90 |Apr precipitation inch = 5.19 |May precipitation inch = 4.46 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.78 |Jul precipitation inch = 3.50 |Aug precipitation inch = 2.91 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.46 |Oct precipitation inch = 4.59 |Nov precipitation inch = 4.00 |Dec precipitation inch = 4.94 |year precipitation inch = 51.43 |Jan snow inch = 0.2 |Feb snow inch = 0.5 |Mar snow inch = 0.1 |Apr snow inch = 0.0 |May snow inch = 0.0 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.0 |Nov snow inch = 0.0 |Dec snow inch = 0.1 |year snow inch = 0.9 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 9.4 |Feb precipitation days = 9.6 |Mar precipitation days = 9.7 |Apr precipitation days = 7.9 |May precipitation days = 9.1 |Jun precipitation days = 8.9 |Jul precipitation days = 7.5 |Aug precipitation days = 6.6 |Sep precipitation days = 6.7 |Oct precipitation days = 7.6 |Nov precipitation days = 8.4 |Dec precipitation days = 9.6 |year precipitation days = 101.0 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 0.2 |Feb snow days = 0.3 |Mar snow days = 0.1 |Apr snow days = 0.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.0 |Nov snow days = 0.0 |Dec snow days = 0.1 |year snow days = 0.7 |Jan humidity = 72.6 |Feb humidity = 69.7 |Mar humidity = 67.7 |Apr humidity = 69.6 |May humidity = 73.2 |Jun humidity = 73.3 |Jul humidity = 72.4 |Aug humidity = 71.7 |Sep humidity = 73.6 |Oct humidity = 71.7 |Nov humidity = 73.7 |Dec humidity = 74.4 |year humidity = 72.0 |Jan sun = 158.3 |Feb sun = 172.8 |Mar sun = 213.1 |Apr sun = 231.2 |May sun = 267.1 |Jun sun = 297.9 |Jul sun = 317.9 |Aug sun = 300.7 |Sep sun = 249.8 |Oct sun = 235.8 |Nov sun = 176.8 |Dec sun = 158.4 |year sun = 2779.8 |Jan percentsun = 50 |Feb percentsun = 56 |Mar percentsun = 57 |Apr percentsun = 59 |May percentsun = 62 |Jun percentsun = 70 |Jul percentsun = 73 |Aug percentsun = 73 |Sep percentsun = 67 |Oct percentsun = 67 |Nov percentsun = 56 |Dec percentsun = 51 |year percentsun = 63 |source 1 = [[NOAA]] (sun and relative humidity 1961–1990)<ref name= nws> {{cite web | url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=shv | title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = September 29, 2023}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00013957&format=pdf | title = Station: Shreveport, LA | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = August 19, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NOAAsun> {{cite web | url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72248.TXT | title = WMO Climate Normals for Shreveport/WSO AP, LA 1961–1990 | publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] | access-date = February 12, 2017}}</ref> }} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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