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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT MON APR 18 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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   1204 PM  91    2006  79     -5       83       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  41    1983  60      7       67       
                                      1962                          
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.13 1973   0.16  -0.16     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.74                      2.58   4.16     7.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.10                      7.13   5.97    14.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.23                     17.58   3.65    21.71    
                                                                     
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        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        27    -24        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       163   -122       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    755                      1272   -517     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                        71     -2      162       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       134     78      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    248                       171     77      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1999                    
                                             1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2016.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2016.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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