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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
222 AM CDT MON AUG 2 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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        100R   313 PM  97    1998  92      8       92       
                                      1986                          
  MINIMUM         80    540 AM  66    1972  74      6       76       
  AVERAGE         90                        83      7       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.82 1975   0.19  -0.19     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.19  -0.19     0.45    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.67                     13.22   3.45     8.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.20                     39.44  -3.24    28.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        18      7       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        18      7       19       
  SINCE JUN 1   1220                      1022    198     1177       
  SINCE JAN 1   1868                      1571    297     1908       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        96      1999                    
                                             1987                    
                                             1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        68      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2010........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2010........SUNRISE   621 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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