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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
103 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    338 PM  85    1955  71     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         45    644 AM  35    1998  52     -7       60       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         57                        61     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.71 1957   0.17  -0.17     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.68                      1.91   4.77     2.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.68                      1.91   4.77     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.42                     13.25  -0.83    11.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        72    -33      111       
  SINCE MAR 1     39                        72    -33      111       
  SINCE JUL 1   1289                      1294     -5     1615       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        16     -3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        16     -3        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     83                        47     36       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2011.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2011.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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