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CDUS44 KLIX 150702
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
202 AM CDT THU APR 15 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         80    124 PM  87    2001  78      2       69       
  MINIMUM         64    152 AM  44    1980  58      6       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        68      4       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1991   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.41  -1.86     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.46                      7.65  -4.19     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.30                     18.99  -6.69    16.57    
                                                                     
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        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        29    -29       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       179     44      110       
  SINCE JUL 1   1727                      1401    326     1052       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        48     15       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                       110    -37      143       
  SINCE JAN 1     79                       141    -62      202       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
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    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        46      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2010.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2010.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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