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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
204 AM CDT TUE MAY 18 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         90    451 PM  92    1988  85      5       82       
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         66    511 AM  51    1967  67     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 2004   0.14  -0.14     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      2.37  -1.26     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.63                     12.63  -6.00     6.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.47                     23.97  -8.50    17.37    
                                                                     
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                        11      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       151     81      246       
  SINCE MAR 1    403                       349     54      503       
  SINCE JAN 1    409                       380     29      562       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        55      1971                    
                                             1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2010...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2010...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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