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CDUS44 KLIX 182121
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
421 PM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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         85        MM  94    1962  85      0       83        
  MINIMUM         66        MM  55    1971  67     -1       69        
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.23 1980   0.14  -0.14     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      2.51  -2.34    10.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.17                     12.77  -4.60    25.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.82                     24.11  -3.29    37.37    
                                                                     
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    0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       195    -20      103       
  SINCE JUL 1   1068                      1417   -349     1244       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           11                        11      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       162    -20      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    293                       360    -67      353       
  SINCE JAN 1    347                       391    -44      375       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        55      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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