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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
215 AM CDT SAT AUG 11 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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         88    121 PM  97    2011  92     -4       97       
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         75    316 PM  62    1976  75      0       80       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.97 1981   0.18   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.78                      1.94   0.84     0.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.55                     15.93   1.62    17.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.39                     40.17   1.22    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       17                        18     -1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       180     12      229       
  SINCE JUN 1   1299                      1241     58     1440       
  SINCE JAN 1   2315                      1860    455     2300       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       100      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        64      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2012........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2012........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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