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CDUS44 KLIX 160712
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
211 AM CDT MON AUG 16 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    201 PM  98    1995  91      3       90
                                      1951
  MINIMUM         78   1159 PM  65    1965  74      4       77
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.23 1985   0.20  -0.19     0.13
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      2.91   0.02     3.28
  SINCE JUN 1     19.60                     15.94   3.66    11.14
  SINCE JAN 1     39.13                     42.16  -3.03    30.96

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                        17      4       19
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       264     56      288
  SINCE JUN 1   1515                      1268    247     1446
  SINCE JAN 1   2163                      1817    346     2177
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        98      1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        68      2004
                                             1992
                                             1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 16 2010........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT
AUGUST 17 2010........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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