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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         82    508 PM  91    1991  85     -3       78
  MINIMUM         69    417 AM  48    1960  68      1       63
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       71

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 2008   0.13  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.97  -0.99     0.60
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     11.13   5.39    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     21.58   1.47    17.17

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                        11      0        6
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       136     51      150
  SINCE MAR 1    640                       356    284      544
  SINCE JAN 1    751                       393    358      614
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM
 LOWEST     51           200 PM
 AVERAGE    68

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1995
                                             1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      1971


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT
MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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