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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
434 PM CDT THU MAY 26 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 2011...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         91    213 PM  93    1980  87      4       90
  MINIMUM         75    511 AM  48    1979  69      6       70
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             2.63 1993   0.16  -0.16     0.79
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      3.73  -3.13     1.93
  SINCE MAR 1     11.43                     13.99  -2.56     7.45
  SINCE JAN 1     17.17                     25.33  -8.16    16.29

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

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           18                        12      6       15
  MONTH TO DATE  306                       255     51      388
  SINCE MAR 1    700                       453    247      559
  SINCE JAN 1    770                       484    286      565
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM
 LOWEST     52           300 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1982
                                             1978
                                             1975
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 26 2011...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
MAY 27 2011...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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