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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
111 AM CST WED JAN 12 2011

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         49    403 PM  79    1989  61    -12       49
                                      1980
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  14    1962  43     -6       21
  AVERAGE         43                        52     -9       35

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1980   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.65                      1.96  -0.31     0.23
  SINCE DEC 1      3.82                      7.03  -3.21    26.15
  SINCE JAN 1      1.65                      1.96  -0.31     0.23

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       22                        13      9       30
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       143    -10      290
  SINCE DEC 1    548                       475     73      647
  SINCE JUL 1    666                       674     -8      820

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0
  SINCE DEC 1      9                        40    -31        7
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        11    -11        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    82          1200 AM
 LOWEST     45           500 PM
 AVERAGE    64

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        80      1989
                                             1960
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        17      1962


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 12 2011.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST
JANUARY 13 2011.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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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