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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
200 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 2010...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2010


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    437 PM  87    1982  72     -7       75       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         51   1124 PM  32    1962  53     -2       57       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          3.57 1961   0.16   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.65                      2.92  -0.27     0.90    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.65                      2.92  -0.27     0.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.49                     14.26  -2.77    11.69    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.1                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       101     42       66       
  SINCE MAR 1    143                       101     42       66       
  SINCE JUL 1   1647                      1323    324     1008       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        28    -23       52       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        28    -23       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                        59    -48      111       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2010.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2010.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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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