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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
430 PM CST THU FEB 18 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2016...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2016


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    226 PM  81    2000  66      5       56       
                                      1975                          
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         48    330 AM  29    1958  49     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.79 1988   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      3.56  -1.89     1.44    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.54                     13.95  -1.41    11.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.08                      8.71  -2.63     7.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         8     -3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       179    -33      214       
  SINCE DEC 1    602                       871   -269      830       
  SINCE JUL 1    660                      1035   -375     1060       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        18      1        3       
  SINCE DEC 1    134                        61     73       42       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        34    -11       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        81      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        31      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2016......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2016......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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