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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
330 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         71    409 PM  85    1974  75     -4       71       
  MINIMUM         54   1156 PM  38    1994  56     -2       56       
  AVERAGE         63                        66     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.85 1980   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.34  -0.30     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.73                      5.58  -0.85     1.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.38                     16.92   0.46    12.52    
                                                                     
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        2                         3     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    166                       156     10       70       
  SINCE JUL 1   1059                      1378   -319     1211       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                        68    -21       80       
  SINCE JAN 1    101                        99      2      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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