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CDUS44 KLIX 310702
CLINEW


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
101 AM CST FRI DEC 31 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         74    221 PM  81    1990  62     12       60
  MINIMUM         56    326 AM  20    1983  44     12       48
  AVERAGE         65                        53     12       54

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        1.10          3.68 2006   0.17   0.93     0.49
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      4.90  -2.95    25.92
  SINCE DEC 1      1.95                      4.90  -2.95    25.92
  SINCE JAN 1     53.70                     63.99 -10.29    79.31

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        0                        12    -12       11
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       319     96      353
  SINCE DEC 1    415                       319     96      353
  SINCE JUL 1    533                       518     15      526

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     64           100 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1973
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        23      1983


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 31 2010......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST
JANUARY  1 2011.......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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