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CDUS44 KLIX 190703
CLINEW


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT WED MAY 19 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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    143 PM  94    1962  85      5       78
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  55    1971  67      3       60
                                      1967
  AVERAGE         80                        76      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.23 1980   0.14  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      2.51  -1.37     0.18
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                     12.77  -6.11     6.58
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                     24.11  -8.61    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       15                        11      4        4
  MONTH TO DATE  247                       162     85      250
  SINCE MAR 1    418                       360     58      507
  SINCE JAN 1    424                       391     33      566
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM
 LOWEST     51          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    69

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1998
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        55      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 19 2010...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
MAY 20 2010...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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