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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
205 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         79    123 PM  84    1982  72      7       74       
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         61    552 AM  31    1993  52      9       47       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1949   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.68                      2.42   4.26     2.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.68                      2.42   4.26     2.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.42                     13.76  -1.34    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        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        87    -44      125       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        87    -44      125       
  SINCE JUL 1   1293                      1309    -16     1629       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        22     -4        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        22     -4        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                        53     35       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        31      1993                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2011.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2011.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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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