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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
208 AM CDT FRI JUL 27 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         92   1154 AM  96    1981  92      0       90
  MINIMUM         77   1153 PM  68    1991  75      2       74
                                      1984
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.11          2.82 1991   0.17  -0.06     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   10.82                      5.02   5.80     6.67
  SINCE JUN 1     14.00                     13.08   0.92    11.37
  SINCE JAN 1     37.84                     37.32   0.52    28.72

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       20                        18      2       17
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       468      8      506
  SINCE JUN 1   1009                       963     46     1114
  SINCE JAN 1   2025                      1582    443     1974
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91          1200 AM
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    74

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        99      1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        68      1967


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 27 2012..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT
JULY 28 2012..........SUNRISE   618 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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