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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
206 AM CDT SAT APR 13 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 12 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         74    429 PM  86    2001  77     -3       79       
                                      1972                          
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         53    340 AM  40    1989  59     -6       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        68     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.27 1980   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.99                      1.80   1.19     5.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.07                      6.35  -2.28    13.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.87                     16.80   1.07    20.11    
                                                                     
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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        22      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    232                       158     74       22       
  SINCE JUL 1   1121                      1267   -146      760       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        46     -7      103       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       109    -34      311       
  SINCE JAN 1    107                       146    -39      423       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 13 2013.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
APRIL 14 2013.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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