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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
418 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         66    234 PM  82    1972  68     -2       58       
  MINIMUM         60    302 AM  30    1968  50     10       51       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         63                        59      4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.90          1.67 1987   0.16   0.74     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.21                      4.80   1.41     4.65    
  SINCE DEC 1     17.93                     15.19   2.74     7.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                      9.95   2.85     6.46    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         7     -5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       232    -59      137       
  SINCE DEC 1    669                       924   -255      573       
  SINCE JUL 1    858                      1088   -230      724       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        25    -18       32       
  SINCE DEC 1     67                        68     -1      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        41     -9       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2013......SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2013......SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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