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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
111 AM CST WED JAN 2 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         78   1221 PM  81    2006  62     16       75
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  21    1984  45      8       53
                                      1964
  AVERAGE         66                        54     12       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.70 1967   0.16   0.08     0.02
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.16   0.08     0.02
  SINCE DEC 1      5.37                      5.40  -0.03     1.32
  SINCE JAN 1      0.24                      0.16   0.08     0.02

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                        12    -12        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        1
  SINCE DEC 1    219                       329   -110      252
  SINCE JUL 1    408                       493    -85      403

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         1      0        0
  SINCE DEC 1     36                        28      8       37
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         1      0        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1952
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1984
                                             1970


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  2 2013.......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST
JANUARY  3 2013.......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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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