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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
202 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         88    358 PM  92    1952  82      6       88       
  MINIMUM         69    559 AM  47    1973  64      5       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.79 1981   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.71  -0.58     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                     10.97  -5.32     6.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.49                     22.31  -7.82    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       14                         8      6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        38     37       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       236     10      322       
  SINCE JAN 1    252                       267    -15      381       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2010...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2010...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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