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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
203 AM CDT FRI APR 1 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         65    534 PM  86    1974  75    -10       75       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         54    724 AM  34    1987  55     -1       49       
                                      1971                          
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.60 1952   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.48                      5.24   5.24     2.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.48                      5.24   5.24     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.22                     16.58  -0.36    11.75    
                                                                     
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        5                         3      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       150   -101      223       
  SINCE MAR 1     49                       150   -101      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   1299                      1372    -73     1727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  109                        62     47       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                        62     47       10       
  SINCE JAN 1    179                        93     86       16       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        84      2008                    
                                             1978                    
                                             1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2011.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2011.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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