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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
205 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2011

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         88    317 PM  91    2003  84      4       88
  MINIMUM         71    249 AM  51    1960  65      6       72
  AVERAGE         80                        75      5       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.54 1974   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.53  -1.53     0.13
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                     11.79  -0.96     5.65
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     23.13  -6.56    14.49

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                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       195   -137      223
  SINCE JUL 1   1308                      1417   -109     1727

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6       15
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        90     27      145
  SINCE MAR 1    511                       288    223      316
  SINCE JAN 1    581                       319    262      322
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM
 LOWEST     48          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 12 2011...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
MAY 13 2011...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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