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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
205 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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   1012 AM  91    1978  82     -4       82       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  49    1965  64      5       62       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.98          2.20 1993   0.14   1.84     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.98                      0.14   1.84     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.23                      9.30   8.93    18.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.36                     19.75   6.61    26.03    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       170   -129       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    755                      1279   -524     1274       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    357                       228    129      399       
  SINCE JAN 1    393                       265    128      417       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1971                    
                                             1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2016...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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