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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
430 PM CST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         78   1128 AM  80    1989  61     17       62       
  MINIMUM         65    722 AM  17    1962  43     22       38       
  AVERAGE         72                        52     20       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01          3.84 1998   0.19  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      2.15  -1.23     1.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.36                      7.22  -2.86     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.92                      2.15  -1.23     1.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.5                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                        13    -13       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                       156   -139      135       
  SINCE DEC 1    414                       488    -74      480       
  SINCE JUL 1    487                       687   -200      572       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        12     19       19       
  SINCE DEC 1     46                        41      5       21       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        12     19       19       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        82      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        15      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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