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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT FRI APR 20 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         81    321 PM  90    1987  79      2       88
  MINIMUM         63    349 AM  45    1983  61      2       74
  AVERAGE         72                        70      2       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.68 1966   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    6.81                      2.88   3.93     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     14.91                      7.43   7.48    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     21.44                     17.88   3.56    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                        29    -29        9
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       165   -143       58
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1274   -508     1308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  170                        82     88      146
  SINCE MAR 1    378                       145    233      255
  SINCE JAN 1    489                       182    307      325
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    78           300 AM
 LOWEST     32           200 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1953


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 20 2012.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
APRIL 21 2012.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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