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CDUS44 KLIX 160701
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
200 AM CDT MON APR 16 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         87R   102 PM  87    2001  78      9       85
  MINIMUM         70    505 AM  46    2008  60     10       69
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      2.26   3.22     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     13.58                      6.81   6.77    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     17.26   2.85    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                        25    -25        9
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       161   -139       58
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1270   -504     1308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9       12
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        61     77      115
  SINCE MAR 1    346                       124    222      224
  SINCE JAN 1    457                       161    296      294
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      1972
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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