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CDUS44 KLIX 290724
CLINEW


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
214 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         78    413 PM  91    1987  81     -3       77
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         62    556 AM  44    1992  61      1       58
                                      1973
  AVERAGE         70                        71     -1       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.62 1998   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      4.72  -4.37     2.61
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                      9.96   0.87     5.52
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     21.30  -4.73    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                        43    -34        0
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       193   -135      223
  SINCE JUL 1   1308                      1415   -107     1727

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       122    147      145
  SINCE MAR 1    378                       184    194      155
  SINCE JAN 1    448                       215    233      161
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    60           300 AM
 LOWEST     35           600 PM
 AVERAGE    48

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      2002
                                             1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 29 2011.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
APRIL 30 2011.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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