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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
416 PM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    200 PM  89    1955  79      4       79       
  MINIMUM         68        MM  46    1993  60      8       62        
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          5.31 1983   0.17  -0.17     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.58                      3.77  -0.19     5.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.69                      9.01  -4.32     9.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.10                     20.35  -4.25    14.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        37      2       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                       187    -87      136       
  SINCE JUL 1   1241                      1409   -168     1411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                         5      6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        86    -20      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       148     -2      149       
  SINCE JAN 1    168                       179    -11      157       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        88      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        46      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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