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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
148 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         68    210 PM  82    1957  63      5       64
  MINIMUM         43    332 AM  18    1966  45     -2       51
  AVERAGE         56                        54      2       58

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.68 1991   0.17  -0.17     0.33
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      4.97  -3.16     4.09
  SINCE DEC 1      3.11                     10.30  -7.19     6.26
  SINCE JAN 1      1.81                      4.97  -3.16     4.09

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2        7
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       359   -174      419
  SINCE DEC 1    436                       676   -240      834
  SINCE JUL 1    587                       840   -253      952

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   59                        13     46        0
  SINCE DEC 1     96                        40     56        9
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        13     46        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    77           800 AM
 LOWEST     42           200 PM
 AVERAGE    60

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1957
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY 31 2012.......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST
FEBRUARY  1 2012......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   538 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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