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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT THU APR 21 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         82    109 PM  90    1987  79      3       80       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  46    1953  61      8       66       
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.88 1977   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.74                      3.04   3.70     8.81    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.10                      7.59   5.51    15.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.23                     18.04   3.19    22.87    
                                                                     
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                        30    -27        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       166   -125       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    755                      1275   -520     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        88     10      193       
  SINCE MAR 1    241                       151     90      317       
  SINCE JAN 1    277                       188     89      335       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1953                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2016.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2016.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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