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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
100 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         57    328 PM  80    1990  63     -6       73
                                      1967
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  27    1973  46     -5       62
  AVERAGE         49                        55     -6       68

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.20 2006   0.17  -0.17      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.61                      3.48   0.13     0.68
  SINCE DEC 1      3.61                      3.48   0.13     0.68
  SINCE JAN 1     66.74                     60.69   6.05    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       16                        11      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       201   -104      179
  SINCE DEC 1     97                       201   -104      179
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       365    -79      330

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        21      9       34
  SINCE DEC 1     30                        21      9       34
  SINCE JAN 1   3404                      2999    405     3490
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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    11.4


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    62          1000 PM
 LOWEST     22           200 PM
 AVERAGE    42

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        83      1970
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        15      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
DECEMBER 22 2012......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST
DECEMBER 23 2012......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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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