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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
207 AM CDT SUN MAY 4 2014


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 2014...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2014


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84    401 PM  90    2002  82      2       70       
  MINIMUM         57    528 AM  51    2013  65     -8       51       
                                      2004                          
                                      1988                          
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.25 1978   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.42  -0.42     1.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.56                      9.58  -2.02    14.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.59                     20.03  -3.44    27.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    228                       170     58      245       
  SINCE JUL 1   1581                      1279    302     1134       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        25    -16       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       245    -57      186       
  SINCE JAN 1    212                       282    -70      218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      2013                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2014...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2014...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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