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CDUS44 KLIX 302121
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
421 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         77        MM  89    2002  81     -4       69        
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         64   1222 PM  46    1965  62      2       65       
  AVERAGE         71                        72     -1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            1.35          2.79 1975   0.15   1.20     2.72    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      5.02  -1.70    14.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.01                     10.26  -2.25    15.92    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.66                     21.60  -0.94    27.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        44    -33       39       
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       194    -19      100       
  SINCE JUL 1   1068                      1416   -348     1241       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         7     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       136    -26      127       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       198    -45      207       
  SINCE JAN 1    207                       229    -22      229       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        49      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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