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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         78    244 PM  87    2001  78      0       76       
  MINIMUM         66    651 AM  44    1980  60      6       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        69      3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44          3.35 2015   0.15   0.29     3.35    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.73                      2.11   4.62     6.50    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.09                      6.66   6.43    12.86    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.22                     17.11   4.11    20.56    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        24    -21        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       160   -119       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    755                      1269   -514     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         5      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        56     -4      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    195                       119     76      258       
  SINCE JAN 1    231                       156     75      276       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      2012                    
                                             2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        46      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2016.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2016.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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