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CDUS44 KLIX 280702
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT FRI MAY 28 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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    340 PM  94    1982  87      5       88
                                      1978
                                      1975
  MINIMUM         70    255 AM  54    1961  69      1       73
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1975   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.93                      3.90  -1.97     2.63
  SINCE MAR 1      7.45                     14.16  -6.71     9.03
  SINCE JAN 1     16.29                     25.50  -9.21    19.82

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       16                        13      3       16
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       268    136      357
  SINCE MAR 1    575                       466    109      614
  SINCE JAN 1    581                       497     84      673
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM
 LOWEST     36           200 PM
 AVERAGE    63

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2010...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT
MAY 29 2010...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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