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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
226 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         87    212 PM  92    2012  86      1       92       
                                      2005                          
  MINIMUM         74    519 AM  53    1981  69      5       68       
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.78 1966   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.12                      2.94   2.18     0.98    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.82                     12.10   5.72    16.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.62                     22.55   9.07    23.05    
                                                                     
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        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    257                       170     87       22       
  SINCE JUL 1   1146                      1279   -133      760       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        13      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       222    -69      283       
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       442   -117      736       
  SINCE JAN 1    357                       479   -122      848       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        93      1996                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        53      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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