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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
206 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         87    328 PM  90    2002  82      5       85
  MINIMUM         74    541 AM  51    2004  63     11       71
                                      1988
                                      1968
  AVERAGE         81                        72      9       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.25 1978   0.14  -0.14     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.43  -0.30     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                     10.69  -5.04     6.42
  SINCE JAN 1     14.49                     22.03  -7.54    17.21

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                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       195     28      114
  SINCE JUL 1   1727                      1417    310     1056

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       13
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        22     23       39
  SINCE MAR 1    216                       220     -4      296
  SINCE JAN 1    222                       251    -29      355
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM
 LOWEST     34           500 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        51      1983
                                             1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2010...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT
MAY  5 2010...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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