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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
202 AM CDT THU SEP 6 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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    205 PM  97    2000  90      2       80
  MINIMUM         79    652 AM  61    1952  74      5       68
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       74

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        T             4.98 1977   0.19  -0.19     0.09
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.98  -0.98    11.05
  SINCE SEP 1      T                         0.98  -0.98    11.05
  SINCE JAN 1     57.22                     45.19  12.03    47.71

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       21                        17      4        9
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        85     16       72
  SINCE SEP 1    101                        85     16       72
  SINCE JAN 1   2768                      2331    437     2844
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM
 LOWEST     60           200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        93      2007
                                             1999
                                             1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1984


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER  6 2012.....SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER  7 2012.....SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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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