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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         86    150 PM  90    2003  85      1       78
                                      1995
                                      1988
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  46    1973  68      0       59
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.49 1980   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.23  -1.25     0.60
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     11.39   5.13    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     21.84   1.21    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       12                        12      0        4
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       160     51      158
  SINCE MAR 1    664                       380    284      552
  SINCE JAN 1    775                       417    358      622
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM
 LOWEST     48           100 PM
 AVERAGE    66

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1988
                                             1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        51      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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