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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
210 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         88   1155 AM  92    2002  82      6       88       
  MINIMUM         73    730 PM  49    1971  65      8       75       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          1.77 1961   0.14  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.28  -0.16      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     15.66                      9.44   6.22    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.19                     19.89   2.30    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                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       170   -148       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1279   -513     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         8      8       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        16     14       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    483                       236    247      426       
  SINCE JAN 1    594                       273    321      496       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      2004                    
                                             1988                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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