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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
330 AM CST WED MAR 2 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2016...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    154 PM  83    2012  69     10       67       
  MINIMUM         60   1247 AM  26    1968  51      9       56       
  AVERAGE         70                        60     10       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.67 1994   0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.16  -0.16     0.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.13                     10.61  -2.48     7.83    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    714                      1115   -401     1207       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         1      4        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        38      3       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      2012                    
                                             1971                    
                                             1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        25      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2016.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2016.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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