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CDUS44 KLIX 180719
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
218 AM CDT FRI MAY 18 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    332 PM  92    1988  86      3       76
                                      1948
  MINIMUM         68    429 AM  51    1967  69     -1       57
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       67

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 2004   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.37  -1.39     0.60
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     11.53   4.99    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     21.98   1.07    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       14                        12      2        2
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       172     53      160
  SINCE MAR 1    678                       392    286      554
  SINCE JAN 1    789                       429    360      624
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM
 LOWEST     29           200 PM
 AVERAGE    58

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1971
                                             1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT
MAY 19 2012...........SUNRISE   605 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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