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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
423 PM CDT TUE JUL 17 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         94    259 PM  97    2000  91      3       91
                                      1980
                                      1951
  MINIMUM         76    538 AM  62    1967  75      1       75
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          3.00 1960   0.18  -0.18     1.04
  MONTH TO DATE    4.70                      3.46   1.24     3.24
  SINCE JUN 1      7.88                     11.52  -3.64     7.94
  SINCE JAN 1     31.72                     35.76  -4.04    25.29

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            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
  TODAY           20                        18      2       18
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       306     10      348
  SINCE JUN 1    849                       801     48      956
  SINCE JAN 1   1865                      1420    445     1816
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM
 LOWEST     49           200 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        97      2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        66      1967
                                             1965


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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