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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         74    834 AM  87    2012  78     -4       82       
                                      2001                          
  MINIMUM         68    844 PM  46    2008  60      8       65       
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.34 1974   0.15  -0.15     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.73                      2.26   4.47     6.86    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.09                      6.81   6.28    13.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.22                     17.26   3.96    20.92    
                                                                     
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                        25    -22        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       161   -120       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    755                      1270   -515     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        61     -3      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    201                       124     77      267       
  SINCE JAN 1    237                       161     76      285       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      2012                    
                                             1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        42      1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2016.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2016.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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