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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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    422 PM  92    1952  83     -5       82       
  MINIMUM         63    549 AM  46    2013  65     -2       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.20 2007   0.14  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.99                      0.56   1.43     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.24                      9.72   8.52    18.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.37                     20.17   6.20    26.05    
                                                                     
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        6                         9     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        34     -1       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    381                       254    127      423       
  SINCE JAN 1    417                       291    126      441       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2016...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2016...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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