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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
205 AM CDT TUE MAY 29 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         94    331 PM  96    1953  88      6       92
  MINIMUM         75    509 AM  54    1961  71      4       73
  AVERAGE         85                        79      6       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1965   0.19  -0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      4.07  -3.09     0.75
  SINCE MAR 1     16.52                     13.23   3.29    11.58
  SINCE JAN 1     23.05                     23.68  -0.63    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       20                        14      6       18
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       317     85      339
  SINCE MAR 1    855                       537    318      733
  SINCE JAN 1    966                       574    392      803
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM
 LOWEST     46           100 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        94      2000
                                             1953
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1961


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 29 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
MAY 30 2012...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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