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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
120 AM CST THU FEB 28 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         69    257 PM  83    1962  68      1       61       
  MINIMUM         46    356 AM  24    1974  50     -4       57       
  AVERAGE         58                        59     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.36 1966   0.17  -0.17     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.21                      5.14   2.07     4.72    
  SINCE DEC 1     18.93                     15.53   3.40     7.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.80                     10.29   3.51     6.53    
                                                                     
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        7                         7      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       246    -55      151       
  SINCE DEC 1    687                       938   -251      587       
  SINCE JUL 1    876                      1102   -226      738       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        27    -20       32       
  SINCE DEC 1     67                        70     -3      132       
  SINCE JAN 1     32                        43    -11       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        84      2011                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      2002                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2013......SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2013.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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