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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CST THU MAR 3 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         69   1203 AM  83    2012  69      0       76       
                                      1971                          
                                      1953                          
  MINIMUM         54   1150 PM  25    1980  51      3       59       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.81 1991   0.15  -0.15     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.31  -0.31     1.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.31  -0.31     1.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.13                     10.76  -2.63     8.82    
                                                                     
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        3                         6     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        12     -9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        12     -9        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    717                      1121   -404     1207       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         2      3        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        39      2       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        25      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2016.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2016.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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