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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT SUN MAY 27 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 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         93R  1258 PM  93    1980  87      6       91       
  MINIMUM         69    359 AM  48    1979  70     -1       75       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1993   0.16  -0.16     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      3.71  -2.73     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     12.87   3.65    11.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     23.32  -0.27    17.32    
                                                                     
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       16                        14      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       289     73      306       
  SINCE MAR 1    815                       509    306      700       
  SINCE JAN 1    926                       546    380      770       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1982                    
                                             1978                    
                                             1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        54      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 27 2012...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 28 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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