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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
100 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         57    353 PM  81    1970  63     -6       73
  MINIMUM         46    905 AM  11    1989  44      2       59
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       66

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1956   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      3.76  -3.54    24.93
  SINCE DEC 1      0.22                      3.76  -3.54    24.93
  SINCE JAN 1     51.97                     62.85 -10.88    78.32

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1        0
  MONTH TO DATE  301                       235     66      245
  SINCE DEC 1    301                       235     66      245
  SINCE JUL 1    419                       434    -15      418

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        23    -19        7
  SINCE DEC 1      4                        23    -19        7
  SINCE JAN 1   3297                      2767    530     3217
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    59

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      2008
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        15      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 24 2010......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST
DECEMBER 25 2010......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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