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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
202 AM CDT TUE MAY 8 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         89    147 PM  91    1952  83      6       85       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  47    1968  66      6       60       
  AVERAGE         81                        75      6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.33 1976   0.15  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.37                      1.00  -0.63      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     15.91                     10.16   5.75    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.44                     20.61   1.83    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                        10      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        62     48       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    563                       282    281      451       
  SINCE JAN 1    674                       319    355      521       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1992                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2012...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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