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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT FRI MAY 7 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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    403 PM  92    1952  83      4       85       
  MINIMUM         68    542 AM  49    1968  64      4       75       
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1960   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.85  -0.72     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                     11.11  -5.46     6.42    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.49                     22.45  -7.96    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       13                         8      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        46     42       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       244     15      337       
  SINCE JAN 1    265                       275    -10      396       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2010...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2010...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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