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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         88    225 PM  92    2002  82      6       79       
  MINIMUM         75    502 AM  49    1971  63     12       76       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         82                        72     10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.77 1961   0.14  -0.14     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.29  -0.29     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                     10.55   0.28     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     21.89  -5.32    14.49    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       195   -137      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   1308                      1417   -109     1727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         7     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        14     18       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    426                       212    214      200       
  SINCE JAN 1    496                       243    253      206       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        90      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        51      2004                    
                                             1988                    
                                             1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2011...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2011...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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