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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT SUN APR 1 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         85    300 PM  86    1974  75     10       65
                                      1954
  MINIMUM         66    626 AM  34    1987  56     10       54
                                      1971
  AVERAGE         76                        66     10       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.60 1952   0.15  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.10                      4.55   3.55    10.48
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      4.55   3.55    10.48
  SINCE JAN 1     14.63                     15.00  -0.37    16.22

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        0                         3     -3        5
  MONTH TO DATE   22                       137   -115       49
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       136   -114       49
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1245   -479     1299

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0
  MONTH TO DATE  208                        63    145      109
  SINCE MAR 1    208                        63    145      109
  SINCE JAN 1    319                       100    219      179
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        84      2008
                                             1978
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1987


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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