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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT MON MAY 10 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         78    407 PM  91    1986  83     -5       89
  MINIMUM         64   1159 PM  48    1992  65     -1       73
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.23 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      1.27  -1.14     0.02
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                     11.53  -5.88     6.42
  SINCE JAN 1     14.49                     22.87  -8.38    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        6                         9     -3       16
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        72     49      127
  SINCE MAR 1    292                       270     22      384
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       301     -3      443
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    63          1000 PM
 LOWEST     30           300 PM
 AVERAGE    47

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        90      2009
                                             2002
                                             2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 10 2010...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT
MAY 11 2010...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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