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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
111 AM CST SUN JAN 3 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         51    248 PM  81    1952  62    -11       80
  MINIMUM         39    719 AM  25    1984  44     -5       60
                                      1970
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.27 1947   0.17  -0.17      T
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.34  -0.34      T
  SINCE DEC 1     25.92                      5.41  20.51     2.21
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.34  -0.34      T

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       20                        13      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        26     11       11
  SINCE DEC 1    394                       358     36      253
  SINCE JUL 1    567                       557     10      433

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        5
  SINCE DEC 1      7                        31    -24       77
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        5
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM
 LOWEST     42           200 PM
 AVERAGE    61

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      2000
                                             1989
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1979


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  3 2010.......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST
JANUARY  4 2010.......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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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