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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
215 AM CST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2005...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    126 PM  84    1955  70     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  31    1960  51      3       62       
  AVERAGE         61                        60      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1998   0.17  -0.17     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      1.06  -0.59     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.47                      1.06  -0.59     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.12                     12.40   0.72    11.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        42     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     59                        42     17        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    952                      1264   -312     1141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6       38       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        37     17       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        83      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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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