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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
213 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         83   1213 PM  90    2003  85     -2       87       
                                      1995                          
                                      1988                          
  MINIMUM         73    615 AM  46    1973  68      5       73       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.49 1980   0.13  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.00                      2.23  -0.23     3.02    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.25                     11.39   6.86    21.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.38                     21.84   4.54    29.05    
                                                                     
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       13                        12      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       160      7      201       
  SINCE MAR 1    515                       380    135      593       
  SINCE JAN 1    551                       417    134      611       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        92      1988                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        51      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2016...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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