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CDUS44 KLIX 170712
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         91    236 PM 101    1980  91      0       90
  MINIMUM         76    523 AM  60    1967  75      1       76
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             3.20 1953   0.18  -0.18     0.07
  MONTH TO DATE    4.70                      3.28   1.42     2.20
  SINCE JUN 1      7.88                     11.34  -3.46     6.90
  SINCE JAN 1     31.72                     35.58  -3.86    24.25

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE JUN 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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       18
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       288      8      330
  SINCE JUN 1    829                       783     46      938
  SINCE JAN 1   1845                      1402    443     1798
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    70   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        97      2000
                                             1980
                                             1951
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        62      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 17 2012..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
JULY 18 2012..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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