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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
215 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         75    437 PM  85    2001  76     -1       84
                                      1956
  MINIMUM         66    910 AM  38    1992  57      9       57
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        3.40          3.62 1957   0.15   3.25     0.35
  MONTH TO DATE    5.41                      0.61   4.80     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     13.51                      5.16   8.35    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.04                     15.61   4.43    16.57

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                         8     -8        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       144   -122       49
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1253   -487     1299

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        6
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        13     25       23
  SINCE MAR 1    246                        76    170      132
  SINCE JAN 1    357                       113    244      202
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           900 PM
 LOWEST     68           100 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        86      1982
                                             1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 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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