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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT MON AUG 13 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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    258 PM  99    2007  92      0       96       
                                      1951                          
  MINIMUM         75    537 AM  67    1962  75      0       79       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1992   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.96                      2.31   0.65     0.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     17.73                     16.30   1.43    17.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.57                     40.54   1.03    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       19                        18      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       216     11      275       
  SINCE JUN 1   1334                      1277     57     1486       
  SINCE JAN 1   2350                      1896    454     2346       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        68      2004                    
                                             1989                    
                                             1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2012........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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