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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT SUN SEP 2 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         90    317 PM  97    2000  90      0       90       
  MINIMUM         79   1159 PM  62    1968  75      4       78       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 2008   0.20  -0.20     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.11    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.22                     44.41  12.81    36.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE SEP 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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        17      3       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        17      3       19       
  SINCE JAN 1   2687                      2263    424     2791       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        62      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2012.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2012.....SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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