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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
217 AM CDT SUN MAY 23 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         92    226 PM  93    1996  86      6       83
                                      1956
  MINIMUM         76    458 AM  53    1954  68      8       72
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.66 2008   0.15  -0.15      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.10  -1.96     0.20
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                     13.36  -6.70     6.60
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                     24.70  -9.20    17.39

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       19                        12      7       13
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       207    110      293
  SINCE MAR 1    488                       405     83      550
  SINCE JAN 1    494                       436     58      609
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     52           100 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      2005
                                             2000
                                             1996
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        50      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 23 2010...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
MAY 24 2010...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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