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CDUS44 KLIX 260720
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT WED MAY 26 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         94R   213 PM  94    1953  87      7       78       
  MINIMUM         73    519 AM  58    1985  69      4       69       
                                      1967                          
  AVERAGE         84                        78      6       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 2002   0.16  -0.16     1.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      3.57  -2.43     2.58    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.66                     13.83  -7.17     8.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.50                     25.17  -9.67    19.77    
                                                                     
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        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  373                       243    130      328       
  SINCE MAR 1    544                       441    103      585       
  SINCE JAN 1    550                       472     78      644       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        93      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        48      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2010...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2010...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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