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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
207 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         75    847 AM  86    2012  75      0       81       
  MINIMUM         59    428 PM  37    1987  56      3       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        4.00R         3.75 1988   0.16   3.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      0.16   3.84     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.36                      4.71   5.65     6.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.49                     15.16   3.33    14.06    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                       138   -100       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    752                      1247   -495     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         3     -1        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    145                        66     79      132       
  SINCE JAN 1    181                       103     78      150       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      2012                    
                                             1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1994                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2016.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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