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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT FRI APR 27 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         85    251 PM  88    1967  81      4       87
  MINIMUM         66    532 AM  46    1995  63      3       73
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 2008   0.16  -0.16      T
  MONTH TO DATE    7.44                      3.96   3.48     0.35
  SINCE MAR 1     15.54                      8.51   7.03    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     22.07                     18.96   3.11    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       11                         7      4       15
  MONTH TO DATE  197                       127     70      250
  SINCE MAR 1    405                       190    215      359
  SINCE JAN 1    516                       227    289      429
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0


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    93           600 AM
 LOWEST     51          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        89      1987
                                             1964
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 27 2012.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT
APRIL 28 2012.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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