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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
103 AM CST WED MAR 3 2010

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         48    123 AM  83    1971  69    -21       56
                                      1953
  MINIMUM         42    727 AM  25    1980  50     -8       38
  AVERAGE         45                        59    -14       47

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.81 1991   0.18  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      0.36   1.36     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      1.72                      0.36   1.36     0.00
  SINCE JAN 1     10.56                     11.70  -1.14    10.79

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       20                         7     13       18
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        15     18       37
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        15     18       37
  SINCE JUL 1   1537                      1237    300      979

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE JAN 1      6                        33    -27       59
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM
 LOWEST     58           700 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  3 2010.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST
MARCH  4 2010.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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