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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         79    434 PM  89    1955  76      3       74
  MINIMUM         64    553 AM  40    1966  58      6       49
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1983   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      0.90   4.54     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     13.54                      5.45   8.09    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.07                     15.90   4.17    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        3
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        9
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       148   -126       58
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1257   -491     1308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0
  MONTH TO DATE   55                        21     34       23
  SINCE MAR 1    263                        84    179      132
  SINCE JAN 1    374                       121    253      202
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    67           600 AM
 LOWEST     48           400 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        86      1986
                                             1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        35      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL  7 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   642 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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