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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         81   1254 PM  92    2002  82     -1       82       
  MINIMUM         68    419 AM  49    1971  65      3       64       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.77 1961   0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      0.28   1.71     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.24                      9.44   8.80    18.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     19.89   6.48    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       10                         8      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        16      3       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    367                       236    131      407       
  SINCE JAN 1    403                       273    130      425       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      2013                    
                                             2004                    
                                             1988                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2016...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2016...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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