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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
320 AM CDT TUE MAY 22 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         92R   346 PM  92    2005  86      6       90
  MINIMUM         68    449 AM  53    1981  69     -1       76
  AVERAGE         80                        78      2       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1966   0.15  -0.15     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.94  -1.96     0.60
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     12.10   4.42    11.43
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     22.55   0.50    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       15                        13      2       18
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       222     61      213
  SINCE MAR 1    736                       442    294      607
  SINCE JAN 1    847                       479    368      677
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM
 LOWEST     28           200 PM
 AVERAGE    56

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        93      1996
                                             1956
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        53      1954


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT
MAY 23 2012...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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