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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
411 PM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         85    200 PM  88    1971  80      5       81       
  MINIMUM         72        MM  46    1993  60     12       63        
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.40 1969   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.58                      3.93  -0.35     5.37    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.69                      9.17  -4.48     9.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.10                     20.51  -4.41    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                        38      1       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                       188    -88      136       
  SINCE JUL 1   1241                      1410   -169     1411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           14                         6      8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        92    -12      127       
  SINCE MAR 1    160                       154      6      156       
  SINCE JAN 1    182                       185     -3      164       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   624 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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