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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         75    440 PM  92    1952  82     -7       89       
  MINIMUM         58    548 AM  51    1983  63     -5       73       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         67                        73     -6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.20 2007   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.57  -0.57     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                     10.83   0.00     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     22.17  -5.60    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        2                         8     -6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        30      7       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    431                       228    203      232       
  SINCE JAN 1    501                       259    242      238       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1973                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2011...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2011...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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