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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
203 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2011

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         95    242 PM  97    2007  92      3       94
  MINIMUM         81   1159 PM  64    1989  75      6       78
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       86

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.85 1995   0.19  -0.17     0.22
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      1.76  -1.60     1.45
  SINCE JUN 1     17.86                     15.75   2.11    18.12
  SINCE JAN 1     35.21                     39.99  -4.78    37.65

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       21
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       162     43      203
  SINCE JUN 1   1416                      1223    193     1398
  SINCE JAN 1   2276                      1842    434     2046
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        97      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        62      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 10 2011........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT
AUGUST 11 2011........SUNRISE   626 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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