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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
223 AM CDT WED AUG 4 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         93    430 PM  97    1978  92      1       92       
  MINIMUM         84   1159 PM  69    1974  74     10       76       
                                      1965                          
                                      1950                          
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.33 1984   0.19  -0.19     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.57  -0.57     0.64    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.67                     13.60   3.07     8.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.20                     39.82  -3.62    28.32    
                                                                     
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       24                        18      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        54     21       57       
  SINCE JUN 1   1270                      1058    212     1215       
  SINCE JAN 1   1918                      1607    311     1946       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2010........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2010........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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