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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
419 PM CDT THU AUG 9 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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         91   1037 AM  97    2007  92     -1       95
  MINIMUM         74    104 PM  64    1989  75     -1       81
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       88

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.08          1.85 1995   0.19  -0.11     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    2.48                      1.76   0.72     0.16
  SINCE JUN 1     17.25                     15.75   1.50    17.86
  SINCE JAN 1     41.09                     39.99   1.10    35.21

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           18                        18      0       23
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       162     13      205
  SINCE JUN 1   1282                      1223     59     1416
  SINCE JAN 1   2298                      1842    456     2276
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           100 AM
 LOWEST     68          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        97      2011
                                             2000
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        62      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  9 2012........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT
AUGUST 10 2012........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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