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CDUS44 KLIX 210719
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
219 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         88    213 PM 100    1995  91     -3       87       
  MINIMUM         73    205 AM  67    1992  75     -2       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.77 1961   0.19   0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.70                      3.89   0.81     7.60    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.06                     17.88  -4.82    22.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.79                     42.12   5.67    46.21    
                                                                     
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       16                        18     -2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  381                       360     21      368       
  SINCE JUN 1   1468                      1421     47     1475       
  SINCE JAN 1   1961                      2040    -79     2492       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        68      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2013........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2013........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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