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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
101 AM CST MON DEC 27 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         41    316 PM  80    2008  63    -22       55
                                      1987
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  18    1983  44     -9       36
  AVERAGE         38                        54    -16       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             0.84 1973   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      4.24  -3.39    25.43
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      4.24  -3.39    25.43
  SINCE JAN 1     52.60                     63.33 -10.73    78.82

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY       27                        12     15       19
  MONTH TO DATE  356                       271     85      291
  SINCE DEC 1    356                       271     85      291
  SINCE JUL 1    474                       470      4      464

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        26    -22        7
  SINCE DEC 1      4                        26    -22        7
  SINCE JAN 1   3297                      2770    527     3217
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48           100 PM
 AVERAGE    54

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      2008
                                             1959
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1977


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 27 2010......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST
DECEMBER 28 2010......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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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