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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         69   1155 PM  83    1991  73     -4       82       
                                      1975                          
  MINIMUM         59    901 AM  30    1965  55      4       66       
  AVERAGE         64                        64      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.36R         2.20 1953   0.14   3.22     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.38                      3.19   3.19     6.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.38                      3.19   3.19     6.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.91                     13.64  -0.73    12.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                       110    -88       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       110    -88       44       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1219   -453     1294       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        39     99       50       
  SINCE MAR 1    138                        39     99       50       
  SINCE JAN 1    249                        76    173      120       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        84      1995                    
                                             1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        29      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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