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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
107 AM CST WED FEB 22 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         75   1153 AM  80    2011  67      8       80
                                      2008
                                      2005
  MINIMUM         56   1150 AM  31    1978  49      7       61
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.75 1961   0.18  -0.18     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    4.65                      4.10   0.55     1.46
  SINCE DEC 1      7.76                     14.58  -6.82     7.72
  SINCE JAN 1      6.46                      9.25  -2.79     5.55

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        0                         8     -8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       203    -76      294
  SINCE DEC 1    563                       895   -332     1132
  SINCE JUL 1    714                      1059   -345     1250

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        6
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        21     -1       15
  SINCE DEC 1    120                        64     56       24
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        37     46       15
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90          1100 PM
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        82      2006
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1978


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 22 2012......SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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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