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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
120 AM CST THU MAR 1 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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         83R   308 PM  80    1948  68     15       84       
  MINIMUM         69    449 AM  32    1984  51     18       65       
  AVERAGE         76                        60     16       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.80 1972   0.16  -0.16     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.72                      5.30  -0.58     1.65    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.83                     15.78  -7.95     7.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.53                     10.45  -3.92     5.74    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       259   -108      294       
  SINCE DEC 1    587                       951   -364     1132       
  SINCE JUL 1    738                      1115   -377     1250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        22     27       70       
  SINCE DEC 1    149                        65     84       79       
  SINCE JAN 1    112                        38     74       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        81      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        26      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2012.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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