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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
204 AM CDT WED AUG 8 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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    401 PM  96    1980  92     -1       95       
                                      1953                          
  MINIMUM         76    437 AM  69    1975  75      1       80       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 2000   0.20  -0.20     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.84                      1.38   0.46     0.14    
  SINCE JUN 1     16.61                     15.37   1.24    17.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.45                     39.61   0.84    35.19    
                                                                     
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       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       126     13      161       
  SINCE JUN 1   1246                      1187     59     1372       
  SINCE JAN 1   2262                      1806    456     2232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        97      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        69      1990                    
                                             1985                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2012........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2012........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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