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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
237 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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   213 PM  86    2006  75     11       83
                                      1974
  MINIMUM         64    613 AM  37    1971  57      7       64
  AVERAGE         75                        66      9       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.13          2.39 1950   0.15  -0.02     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.01                      0.46   1.55     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     10.11                      5.01   5.10    10.48
  SINCE JAN 1     16.64                     15.46   1.18    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                         6     -6        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       142   -120       49
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1251   -485     1299

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        9
  MONTH TO DATE   32                         9     23       17
  SINCE MAR 1    240                        72    168      126
  SINCE JAN 1    351                       109    242      196
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM
 LOWEST     51           100 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        85      2001
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1992


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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