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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         91    200 PM  93    2005  86      5       83
                                      2000
                                      1996
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  50    1993  68      8       72
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       78

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.26 2007   0.15  -0.15     0.08
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.25  -2.11     0.28
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                     13.51  -6.85     6.68
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                     24.85  -9.35    17.47

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  336                       219    117      306
  SINCE MAR 1    507                       417     90      563
  SINCE JAN 1    513                       448     65      622
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1


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           300 AM
 LOWEST     55           500 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      2005
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        56      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 24 2010...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT
MAY 25 2010...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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