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CDUS44 KLIX 250804
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
254 AM CDT THU AUG 25 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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         97R   242 PM  96    1990  91      6       95
  MINIMUM         73    845 PM  63    1965  75     -2       78
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       87

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.68          2.09 1977   0.19   0.49     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      4.65  -3.04     5.92
  SINCE JUN 1     19.31                     18.64   0.67    22.59
  SINCE JAN 1     36.66                     42.88  -6.22    42.12

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       20                        18      2       22
  MONTH TO DATE  543                       432    111      505
  SINCE JUN 1   1754                      1493    261     1700
  SINCE JAN 1   2614                      2112    502     2348
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        97      1990
                                             1986
                                             1980
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        65      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 25 2011........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
AUGUST 26 2011........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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