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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
205 AM CDT THU APR 29 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         77    246 PM  91    1987  81     -4       83
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         58    604 AM  44    1992  61     -3       67
                                      1973
  AVERAGE         68                        71     -3       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      4.72  -2.11     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      5.52                      9.96  -4.44     6.40
  SINCE JAN 1     14.36                     21.30  -6.94    17.19

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        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        43    -43       36
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       193     30      114
  SINCE JUL 1   1727                      1415    312     1056

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3       10
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       122     23      139
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       184    -29      237
  SINCE JAN 1    161                       215    -54      296
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


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    67          1000 PM
 LOWEST     38          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    53

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


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2010.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2010.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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