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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
342 AM CDT TUE AUG 10 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         94   1253 PM  97    2007  91      3       91       
  MINIMUM         78    552 PM  64    1989  74      4       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.85 1995   0.19   0.03     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      1.71  -0.26     0.67    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.12                     14.74   3.38     8.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.65                     40.96  -3.31    28.35    
                                                                     
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       21                        18      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       162     41      177       
  SINCE JUN 1   1398                      1166    232     1335       
  SINCE JAN 1   2046                      1715    331     2066       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        97      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        62      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2010........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2010........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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