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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
220 AM CDT MON APR 2 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         86R   242 PM  84    2008  75     11       81
                                      1978
                                      1953
  MINIMUM         66    313 AM  37    1987  56     10       53
  AVERAGE         76                        66     10       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.75 1988   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      8.10                      4.71   3.39    10.48
  SINCE JAN 1     14.63                     15.16  -0.53    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                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       138   -116       49
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1247   -481     1299

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        2
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         3      8        2
  SINCE MAR 1    219                        66    153      111
  SINCE JAN 1    330                       103    227      181
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      1974
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1994


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  2 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT
APRIL  3 2012.........SUNRISE   647 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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