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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
206 AM CST TUE APR 2 2002

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    440 PM  84    1978  75     -6       73       
  MINIMUM         57   1110 PM  37    1987  56      1       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        65     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE APR 1      0.00                      5.41  -1.83     8.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.64                     16.75  -7.11    12.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        2       
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       165     21      186       
  SINCE JUL 1   1260                      1489   -229     1554       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        65     35       19       
  SINCE JAN 1    149                        99     50       75       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2002.........SUNRISE   549 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2002.........SUNRISE   548 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.