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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT MON APR 25 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         87    159 PM  90    1988  80      7       82
                                      1958
  MINIMUM         70    442 AM  44    1968  60     10       65
  AVERAGE         79                        70      9       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.71 1982   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      4.09  -3.74     2.61
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                      9.33   1.50     5.52
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     20.67  -4.10    14.36

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        39    -30        0
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       189   -131      223
  SINCE JUL 1   1308                      1411   -103     1727

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8        9
  MONTH TO DATE  220                        98    122      120
  SINCE MAR 1    329                       160    169      130
  SINCE JAN 1    399                       191    208      136
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6


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    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     45          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        88      2006
                                             1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        40      1968


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 25 2011.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT
APRIL 26 2011.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT


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




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