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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
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         96    207 PM 100    1990  92      4       91       
  MINIMUM         79   1033 PM  67    1974  75      4       77       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          1.40 1976   0.20  -0.12     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.99  -0.91     1.07    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.78                     14.98   2.80    17.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.13                     39.22  -4.09    37.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                        90     26      115       
  SINCE JUN 1   1327                      1151    176     1310       
  SINCE JAN 1   2187                      1770    417     1958       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        98      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        70      1986                    
                                             1984                    
                                             1974                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2011........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2011........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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