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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
213 AM CDT WED MAR 23 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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    230 PM  83    1991  73     -4       81       
                                      1975                          
  MINIMUM         44   1130 PM  30    1965  55    -11       64       
  AVERAGE         57                        64     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.36 2012   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.15                      3.19   0.96     6.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.15                      3.19   0.96     6.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.28                     13.64  -1.36    13.71    
                                                                     
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        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                       110    -73       60       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                       110    -73       60       
  SINCE JUL 1    751                      1219   -468     1264       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                        39     62      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    101                        39     62      103       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                        76     61      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        84      1995                    
                                             1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        29      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2016.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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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