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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
102 AM CST MON MAR 1 2010

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         65    309 PM  84    1948  68     -3       78
  MINIMUM         40    639 AM  32    2002  49     -9       45
  AVERAGE         53                        59     -6       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1995   0.18  -0.18     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    6.60                      5.47   1.13     4.39
  SINCE DEC 1     34.76                     16.41  18.35    13.00
  SINCE JAN 1      8.84                     11.34  -2.50    10.79

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.1
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        3
  MONTH TO DATE  461                       288    173      198
  SINCE DEC 1   1331                      1023    308      762
  SINCE JUL 1   1504                      1222    282      942

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       29
  SINCE DEC 1     13                        60    -47      131
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        31    -25       59
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


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    82           600 AM
 LOWEST     34           300 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        81      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  1 2010.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST
MARCH  2 2010.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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