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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
200 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         83    235 PM  90    2009  84     -1       89
                                      2002
                                      2000
  MINIMUM         69    510 AM  51    1969  67      2       72
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.43 1995   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.43  -1.03      T
  SINCE MAR 1     15.94                     10.59   5.35    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     22.47                     21.04   1.43    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       11                        10      1       16
  MONTH TO DATE  149                        92     57      102
  SINCE MAR 1    602                       312    290      496
  SINCE JAN 1    713                       349    364      566
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    70           400 AM
 LOWEST     40           300 PM
 AVERAGE    55

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      2003
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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