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CDUS44 KLIX 260731
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
121 AM CST SUN FEB 26 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         58   1259 PM  82    1972  68    -10       81
  MINIMUM         51   1120 PM  30    1968  50      1       63
                                      1965
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1987   0.16  -0.16     0.18
  MONTH TO DATE    4.65                      4.80  -0.15     1.64
  SINCE DEC 1      7.76                     15.28  -7.52     7.90
  SINCE JAN 1      6.46                      9.95  -3.49     5.73

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       10                         7      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       232    -95      294
  SINCE DEC 1    573                       924   -351     1132
  SINCE JUL 1    724                      1088   -364     1250

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        25      7       46
  SINCE DEC 1    132                        68     64       55
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        41     54       46
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    76   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    59           700 PM
 LOWEST     30          1200 AM
 AVERAGE    45

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
FEBRUARY 26 2012......SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST
FEBRUARY 27 2012......SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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