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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         71    440 PM  85    2012  75     -4       84       
                                      1974                          
  MINIMUM         57    640 AM  38    1994  57      0       69       
  AVERAGE         64                        66     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.85 1980   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.00                      0.31   3.69     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.36                      4.86   5.50     6.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.49                     15.31   3.18    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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                       140   -101       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    753                      1249   -496     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         6     -4       20       
  SINCE MAR 1    145                        69     76      144       
  SINCE JAN 1    181                       106     75      162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      2015                    
                                             2012                    
                                             2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        37      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2016.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2016.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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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