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CDUS44 KLIX 282129
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
429 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    210 PM  91    1987  81      2       72       
  MINIMUM         67    244 AM  44    1992  61      6       58       
  AVERAGE         75                        71      4       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.62 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      4.72  -3.39     6.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.40                      9.96  -3.56     8.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.19                     21.30  -4.11    15.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        43     -7       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                       193    -79      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1056                      1415   -359     1110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         6      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       122     17      160       
  SINCE MAR 1    237                       184     53      227       
  SINCE JAN 1    296                       215     81      275       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      2002                    
                                             1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2009.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2009.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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