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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT FRI AUG 10 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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   1037 AM  97    2007  92     -1       95       
  MINIMUM         74   1022 PM  64    1989  75     -1       81       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.85 1995   0.19  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.54                      1.76   0.78     0.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.31                     15.75   1.56    17.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.15                     39.99   1.16    35.21    
                                                                     
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       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     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 10 2012........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 11 2012........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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