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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         80    306 PM  87    1982  72      8       65       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         54    616 AM  32    1962  53      1       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.57 1961   0.16  -0.16     0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.68                      2.92   3.76     2.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.68                      2.92   3.76     2.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.42                     14.26  -1.84    11.49    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                       101    -57      143       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                       101    -57      143       
  SINCE JUL 1   1294                      1323    -29     1647       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        28     -8        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        28     -8        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     90                        59     31       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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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 2011.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2011.........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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