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CDUS44 KLIX 280708
CLINEW


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
207 AM CDT SAT MAY 28 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         89    449 PM  94    1982  87      2       92
                                      1978
                                      1975
  MINIMUM         71    522 AM  54    1961  69      2       70
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1975   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      3.90  -3.15     1.93
  SINCE MAR 1     11.58                     14.16  -2.58     7.45
  SINCE JAN 1     17.32                     25.50  -8.18    16.29

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                        13      2       16
  MONTH TO DATE  321                       268     53      404
  SINCE MAR 1    715                       466    249      575
  SINCE JAN 1    785                       497    288      581
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     46           400 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 28 2011...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT
MAY 29 2011...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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