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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
219 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    405 PM  92    1988  86     -3       87       
                                      1948                          
  MINIMUM         72    711 AM  51    1967  69      3       78       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24          1.55 2004   0.14   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      2.37  -0.13     3.02    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.49                     11.53   6.96    21.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.62                     21.98   4.64    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       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  180                       172      8      219       
  SINCE MAR 1    528                       392    136      611       
  SINCE JAN 1    564                       429    135      629       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1971                    
                                             1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2016...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2016...........SUNRISE   605 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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