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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    136 PM  90    2002  82     -4       82       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  51    2013  65      3       64       
                                      2004                          
                                      1988                          
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.25 1978   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      0.42   1.57     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.24                      9.58   8.66    18.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     20.03   6.34    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        8                         9     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        25      2       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    375                       245    130      415       
  SINCE JAN 1    411                       282    129      433       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      2013                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2016...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   614 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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