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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
101 AM CST SAT JAN 5 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         56    412 PM  80    1952  62     -6       65
  MINIMUM         41    720 AM  25    2001  45     -4       33
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       49

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1966   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      0.65  -0.12     0.02
  SINCE DEC 1      5.66                      5.89  -0.23     1.32
  SINCE JAN 1      0.53                      0.65  -0.12     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       16                        12      4       16
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        48      4       51
  SINCE DEC 1    271                       365    -94      302
  SINCE JUL 1    460                       529    -69      453

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0
  SINCE DEC 1     36                        31      5       37
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        0
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    66           900 PM
 LOWEST     35           200 PM
 AVERAGE    51

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        78      2009
                                             1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1994
                                             1980
                                             1969


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JANUARY  5 2013.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST
JANUARY  6 2013.......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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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