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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         86    149 PM  87    1999  77      9       85       
  MINIMUM         66    420 AM  35    1973  59      7       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        68      8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.59 2004   0.15  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      1.64   3.84     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.58                      6.19   7.39    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     16.64   3.47    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        21    -21        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       157   -135       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1266   -500     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         4      7       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        41     56       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    305                       104    201      194       
  SINCE JAN 1    416                       141    275      264       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        86      2001                    
                                             1972                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2012.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2012.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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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