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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         95    428 PM  97    1962  92      3       91       
  MINIMUM         79    509 AM  69    1990  75      4       75       
                                      1985                          
                                      1975                          
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          3.06 1969   0.20  -0.19     0.56    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.58  -1.57     2.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.37                     15.57  -7.20    17.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.10                     39.81   3.29    41.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       144     28      157       
  SINCE JUN 1   1259                      1205     54     1264       
  SINCE JAN 1   1752                      1824    -72     2281       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92        97      2007                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        64      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2013........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2013........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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