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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
105 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         79    126 PM  84    1971  64     15       79
  MINIMUM         62    654 AM  23    1968  47     15       57
  AVERAGE         71                        55     16       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.25 1992   0.16  -0.15     0.06
  MONTH TO DATE    3.20                      2.65   0.55     0.68
  SINCE DEC 1      3.20                      2.65   0.55     0.68
  SINCE JAN 1     66.33                     59.86   6.47    54.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0
  MONTH TO DATE   62                       146    -84      146
  SINCE DEC 1     62                       146    -84      146
  SINCE JUL 1    251                       310    -59      297

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        3
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        16     14       28
  SINCE DEC 1     30                        16     14       28
  SINCE JAN 1   3404                      2994    410     3484
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     64           100 PM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        79      1990
                                             1971
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        25      1960


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST
DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   504 PM CST


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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