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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
101 AM CST THU DEC 30 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         69    245 PM  81    1974  63      6       53
  MINIMUM         41    212 AM  24    1983  44     -3       38
  AVERAGE         55                        53      2       46

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             2.55 1977   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.85                      4.73  -3.88    25.43
  SINCE DEC 1      0.85                      4.73  -3.88    25.43
  SINCE JAN 1     52.60                     63.82 -11.22    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       10                        12     -2       19
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       307    108      342
  SINCE DEC 1    415                       307    108      342
  SINCE JUL 1    533                       506     27      515

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        29    -25        7
  SINCE DEC 1      4                        29    -25        7
  SINCE JAN 1   3297                      2773    524     3217
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        20      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 30 2010......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST
DECEMBER 31 2010......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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