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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
214 AM CDT SAT APR 6 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         66    445 PM  86    1982  76    -10       84       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         50    722 AM  39    1973  57     -7       66       
  AVERAGE         58                        67     -9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 2008   0.15  -0.15     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.94                      0.76   1.18     5.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.02                      5.31  -2.29    13.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.82                     15.76   1.06    20.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        10      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    226                       146     80       22       
  SINCE JUL 1   1115                      1255   -140      760       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        17    -14       48       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        80    -41      256       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                       117    -46      368       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1966                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2013.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2013.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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