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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT THU APR 26 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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    227 PM  88    2006  80      4       87
                                      1967
  MINIMUM         59    358 AM  40    1968  63     -4       72
  AVERAGE         72                        72      0       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.67 2004   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.44                      3.80   3.64     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     15.54                      8.35   7.19    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     22.07                     18.80   3.27    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                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        32    -32        9
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       168   -146       58
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1277   -511     1308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0       15
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       120     66      235
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       183    211      344
  SINCE JAN 1    505                       220    285      414
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1


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    84           600 AM
 LOWEST     47           100 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        88      1967
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1995


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 26 2012.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT
APRIL 27 2012.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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