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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
141 AM CST MON DEC 12 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         60    345 PM  82    1949  65     -5       57       
  MINIMUM         43   1053 PM  26    1995  46     -3       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        56     -4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.03 1953   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      1.84  -1.09     2.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.75                      1.84  -1.09     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.44                     60.93 -10.49    78.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        10      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       103     24       72       
  SINCE DEC 1    127                       103     24       72       
  SINCE JUL 1    290                       302    -12      145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        11      0       15       
  SINCE DEC 1     11                        11      0       15       
  SINCE JAN 1   3183                      2755    428     3085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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