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CDUS44 KLIX 200704
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
203 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         97    204 PM  98    1995  91      6       91
                                      1990
  MINIMUM         78    552 AM  69    1992  75      3       79
                                      1972
                                      1948
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1964   0.20  -0.20      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.92                      3.69  -2.77     3.47
  SINCE JUN 1     18.62                     17.68   0.94    20.14
  SINCE JAN 1     35.97                     41.92  -5.95    39.67

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       20
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       342     89      400
  SINCE JUN 1   1642                      1403    239     1595
  SINCE JAN 1   2502                      2022    480     2243
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM
 LOWEST     40           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        67      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2011........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2011........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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