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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
213 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         84    127 PM  86    1982  76      8       66
                                      1955
  MINIMUM         66    318 AM  39    1973  57      9       52
  AVERAGE         75                        67      8       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.13 2008   0.15  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      0.76   4.68     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     13.54                      5.31   8.23    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.07                     15.76   4.31    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        6
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10        6
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       146   -124       55
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1255   -489     1305

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        17     31       23
  SINCE MAR 1    256                        80    176      132
  SINCE JAN 1    367                       117    250      202
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     55           400 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1966


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT
APRIL  7 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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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