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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
422 PM CST TUE FEB 15 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         75    222 PM  82    1989  65     10       53       
  MINIMUM         55    555 AM  29    1960  46      9       40       
  AVERAGE         65                        56      9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             3.32 1956   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.00                      3.00   3.00     4.52    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.85                     13.94  -0.09     9.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.41                      8.87   1.54     7.52    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       171    -63      198       
  SINCE DEC 1    754                       906   -152      903       
  SINCE JUL 1    827                      1105   -278      995       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         6     -3        3       
  SINCE DEC 1     51                        47      4       24       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        18     18       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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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