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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
200 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         82   1249 PM  90    2002  81      1       82
                                      1999
  MINIMUM         58    336 AM  45    1973  62     -4       68
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       75

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1991   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.61                      4.87  -2.26     1.33
  SINCE MAR 1      5.52                     10.11  -4.59     6.40
  SINCE JAN 1     14.36                     21.45  -7.09    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                        44    -44       36
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       194     29      114
  SINCE JUL 1   1727                      1416    311     1056

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       10
  MONTH TO DATE  150                       129     21      149
  SINCE MAR 1    160                       191    -31      247
  SINCE JAN 1    166                       222    -56      306
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM
 LOWEST     51          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        89      2002
                                             1955
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        46      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 30 2010.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT
MAY  1 2010...........SUNRISE   618 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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